Tag: fiction

• 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

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• Interview with Sunny Patel

  

  Exclusive interview with Sunny Patel – the voice-over artist for The Phoenix Project. Plus excellent tips on becoming a voice actor!

  dmcain84

  Jun 8, 2021

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• It’s here – the new cover for Genesis of Light!

  

  It’s finally here – the brand new cover for D.M. Cain’s Genesis of Light! This novella is the lastest instalment of the Light and Shadow Chronicles series

  Jul 3, 2018

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• Inspiration for The Phoenix Project

  

  Inspiration for D.M. Cain’s The Phoenix Project – from travel around Europe to concepts of religion and death, find out what inspired DM to write her psychological dystopian thriller

  Apr 9, 2018

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• 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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• New fantasy titles coming this year!

  So, I’ve been out of the loop for a while now (thanks to my gorgeous new arrival <3) but I am pleased to say that this year I am back with two new titles in the Light and Shadow Chronicles series! Two novellas – ‘Genesis of Light’ and ‘Origin of Shadow’ will be released in […]

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  Jan 14, 2018

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• The Black River Chronicles

  Today I am delighted to hand my blog over to the wonderful L.G. Surgeson who has just relaunched her stunning Black River Chronicles series. She’s here to tell us a bit about it: About the Chronicles The Black River Chronicles is a series of the tales that follows the exploits of The Aberddu Guild of […]

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  Mar 25, 2017

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