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Fantasy Book Cover Cliches Gallery 3

It’s time for Fantasy Book Cover Cliches Gallery 3. Many elements contribute to a cliche cover: concept, composition, typeface, character […]

They are the mandatory elements of the genre, but what happens when YA tropes turn toxic? Are we offering impressionable

Ever read a novel and concluded the plot is overpowered by coincidence? A chance meeting in the middle of a

Here’s a ten-point story audit that only takes a few minutes and could save your novel in the early drafting

Can you start a story with the early/late-wide/closeup opening? Or is that impossible?

We present our Fantasy Book Cover Cliches Gallery 2. What turns a fantasy book cover into a cliche? Colors? Composition?

Daniel David Wallace’s Perfect Your Process 2026 summit begins Saturday, March 21st. Four days of expert presentations, practical workshops, and

If you want less pain the next time you work on a novel, you have to learn lessons from the

It’s World Book Day 2026 (UK & I). Yes, the UK and Ireland celebrate in their own little world on

The bad news is ProWritingAid’s not fit for fiction. This subjective review of ProWritingAid’s paid version covers the basic text