Category: writing craft

• Epic fantasy as a genre

  

  I have often pondered whether my series, The Light and Shadow Chronicles, falls under the ‘Epic Fantasy’ or ‘High Fantasy’ genre, but what exactly is the difference between the two?

  dmcain84

  May 9, 2022

  amwriting, books, epic, fantasy, fiction, geek culture, immersive fantasy fiction, novels, reading, Sword and sorcery, writing, writing craft

  books, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, high fantasy, writing

• NaNoWriMo 2020 – I must be crazy…

  

  NaNoWriMo 2020 – I must be crazy… With the slow and agonising progress on The Sins of Silas, I have decided to cast it aside for one month to focus on another WIP – The Ballad of Benedict.

  dmcain84

  Oct 27, 2020

  amwriting, authors, books, fantasy, fiction, immersive fantasy fiction, NaNoWriMo, novels, Sword and sorcery, The Light and Shadow Chronicles, writing, writing craft

  amwriting, amwritingfantasy, books, fantasy books, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2020, novels, Sword and sorcery, writing

• How Brandon Sanderson changed my outlook on writing

  How Brandon Sanderson has completely revolutionized the way I look at my writing

  dmcain84

  Mar 13, 2020

  amwriting, Worldbuilding, writing, writing craft

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• Worldbuilding – Meraxor

  

  Worldbuilding: All about the jungle nation of Meraxor – home of the Brotherhood of Shadow

  Jun 20, 2019

  amwriting, immersive fantasy fiction, The Light and Shadow Chronicles, Worldbuilding, writing, writing craft

  amwriting, amwritingfantasy, epic fantasy, epic immersive fantasy, fantasy, fantasy books, immersive fantasy fiction, The Light and Shadow Chronicles, Worldbuilding, writing, writing tips

• How to Write Believable Sci-Fi Characters

  A fantastic guide on writing believable characters, and lots of handy tips for improving your protagonists or antagonists. How to Write Believable Sci-Fi Characters https://andrewtpostwriter.com/2019/02/03/how-to-write-believable-sci-fi-characters/ — Read on andrewtpostwriter.com/2019/02/03/how-to-write-believable-sci-fi-characters/

  Feb 6, 2019

  amwriting, authors, fiction, science fiction, writing, writing craft

  amwriting, authors, fiction, sci-fi, science fiction, writing, writing craft, writing tips

• Questions about: Marriage

  This is an awesome extensive list of questions to consider when worldbuilding. So useful! Questions about: Marriage https://bewareofthefluffyones.wordpress.com/2019/02/03/questions-about-marriage/ — Read on bewareofthefluffyones.wordpress.com/2019/02/03/questions-about-marriage/

  Feb 4, 2019

  amwriting, authors, fiction, writing, writing craft

  amwriting, authors, fantasy, world-building, Worldbuilding, writing, writing tips

• 5 Ways to Worldbuild Without the Infodump

  5 Ways to Worldbuild Without the Infodump https://plottingblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/5-ways-to-worldbuild-without-the-infodump/ — Read on plottingblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/21/5-ways-to-worldbuild-without-the-infodump/ A fantastic post on worldbuilding and how to avoid the infamous ‘info dump’

  Jan 26, 2019

  amwriting, fantasy, Sword and sorcery, writing, writing craft

  amwriting, amwritingfantasy, authors, books, fantasy, fiction, novels, Sword and sorcery, Time travel, world-building, Worldbuilding, writing

• My editing process

  My editing process – by D.M. Cain. How do you edit your work? D.M. Cain discusses how she polishes her work before release

  Mar 25, 2018

  amwriting, authors, books, fiction, novels, The Light and Shadow Chronicles, writing, writing craft

  amediting, amwriting, amwritingfantasy, editing, editing by hand, editing on paper, editing process, fantasy, fantasybooks

• Writing endings to stories

  This is an outstanding article about types of endings to books and the importance of carefully tailoring an ending to the story (with tips from Pixar too!) A LITTLE ABOUT ENDINGS

  dmcain84

  Jan 14, 2018

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• Exciting times for D.M. Cain!

  

  Well, summer 2016 has been a busy one. As a primary school teacher I have six weeks summer vacation in which to catch up with all the writing and editing I can’t do in the school term. So, what have I been up to in these six weeks?

  dmcain84

  Aug 22, 2016

  Amazon, amwriting, authors, awethors, books, fiction, NaNoWriMo, novels, release, writing, writing craft

  amwriting, authors, awethors, books, Camp NaNo, fantasy, fiction, NaNoWriMo, new release, novels, publishing, writing