Category: writing

• 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 – Update at Day 3

  

  NaNoWriMo 2020 is officially underway!

  dmcain84

  Nov 3, 2020

  authors, NaNoWriMo, writing

  NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo 2020, 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

  #amwriting, amwriting, amwritingfantasy, authors, Brandon Sanderson, writing, writing craft, writing tips

• 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

• Brandon Sanderson on writing

  If there’s one thing I love more than writing, it’s reading Brandon Sanderson. The man’s a genius and this quote more than sums up how I feel when reading his work

  Jan 28, 2019

  authors, books, fiction, novels, reading, writing

  amreading, amwriting, authors, books, Brandon Sanderson, fantasy, fiction, novels, wisdom, writing

• 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

• Mythology, folkore and fantasy all in one novel

  

  RRBC blog tour for an exciting fantasy novel with a biblical twist. The Son of the Serpent by Vashti Quiroz-Vega

  Nov 15, 2018

  Amazon, authors, blog tour, bookrelease, books, extract, fantasy, fiction, Kindle, novels, Sword and sorcery, writing

  author blog tour, Book blog, fantasy blog tour, fantasy books, Rave Reviews Book Club, RRBC