Story Element Tropes in Fantasy Writing Knowing what we know now, let’s have a look at some fantasy story element tropes and talk out ways to avoid the clichéd version. The bulk of advice about fantasy tropes tells us…
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I’m big on research, so have accumulated lists of fantasy writing reference material while years of rewriting other people’s work has made me aware of what’s good and what’s not so hot that I apply to my own work. Sharing is caring!
Plot Tropes in Fantasy Writing This time, let’s get into ways around a clichéd version of a few fantasy plot tropes, so you can take that perspective into any others to help improve your story telling. Again, the bulk of…
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World-Building Tropes in Fantasy Writing Now let’s focus on ways to not regurgitate clichéd version of fantasy world-building tropes to make your story unique. Typical advice around fantasy tropes is to avoid them. However, knowing that all those tropes…
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Character Tropes in Fantasy Writing Let’s think about the ways we might steer clear of rehashing clichéd versions of fantasy character tropes to make your story more interesting and, hopefully, memorable. The usual advice about fantasy tropes is to…
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Fantasy tropes get a bad rap. Everybody’s used them. None of them are new. And you want to be original, dammit! Popular advice about fantasy tropes Most advice about fantasy tropes is to flat-out avoid them. A perennial topic…
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Magpie of research data that I am, here’s some more of my reference, this time on Egyptian magic. Sad to say, when I scratched down my handwritten notes at the library, I didn’t fully document sources (I know, I…
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Medieval weapons were plentiful and go beyond your garden variety knightly sword. I love them all. Over time, I’ve accumulated quite a lot of reference material about these weapons that I organised into short cheat sheets to use during…
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Medieval weapons and those that evolved from them are more plentiful than you might be aware. When writing fantasy and historical fantasy stories, in our often fascination with swords, it’s easy to forget there are a plethora of other…
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There’s a reason why I write about fantasy magic – magic is my most favourite thing! And I don’t mean only practical magic as a modern Druid, I mean magic of every kind, real or imagined. Although, to be…
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Druid Tools – The Druid Cord The Druid Cord is another one of those tools we don’t hear about very often. While still a tool Druids use now and in the past, it’s not as fascinating or mysterious as…
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