Many of my writing students work in the fantasy genre. I like to joke that a fantasy is a novel with no modern conveniences and where everyone has an unpronounceable Welsh name.Writing Tip for Today: Fantasy readers are loyal, so you’ll want your fantasy novel to be memorable. Three useful additions: Get to the Story. […]
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Writing You Can Trust
Today is my only daughter’s wedding, and so I’m posting very briefly. Her impending vows make me think about trust.Writing Tip for Today: How is trust important to your writing? The “promise” you make at the opening of your story implies that you’ll answer this story question by its end. The reader must trust your […]