Wrestling with the YA genre
Despite thinking I’m writing adult fantasy, I have to acknowledge I’m wrestling with the YA genre.
Genre
Posts on writing genre fiction
Hard or Soft Magic in Fantasy?
Do you prefer hard or soft magic in fantasy stories? Do you care about the detail, the scope, the price
Fantasy Tropes Readers May Hate
A while back, Book-tuber Merphy Napier presented thirteen fantasy tropes readers may hate; tropes so heinous, readers can’t just put
All types of Fantasy Fiction
In a vast literary genre, High, Low, Epic, Urban, Paranormal and Romance are all types of fantasy fiction. Along with
Characters Outside their Fictional World
If you take your characters outside their fictional world, do they still function as compelling, relatable characters? Drop them into
Wrestling with Book Categories
Right now I’m wrestling with book categories; where do my books fit in the melee of marketing? Who are they
The Author as Translator
A revelation about my fantasy series: I’m the author as translator. Put another way, my characters don’t speak English… Listen
Nine Problems with Magic
Magic defines the fantasy genre, but I have no fewer than nine problems with magic. Sure, you can have fantasy
Writing Setting as Character
Inspired by Sanderson’s World Building class, we bring you writing Setting as Character. There are certain books where the setting
Write What You Know?
A common piece of writing advice is ‘write what you know.’ But what I know, I don’t want to write