InQuibbleversebyJurij from Quibble·Nov 2Why the Best Magic Comes with Strings AttachedMagic systems in fantasy have a funny habit of exposing lazy storytelling. If your wizard can suddenly solve every problem with a spell…
Loreforged | J. N. Recto·Nov 1I Forgot to Supervise the Sun…On continuity, reader trust, and why I now worry about windows almost as much as villains.
JamesField_Writer·Sep 30The Lost: Part 1It wasn’t in dark alleys; it wasn’t in mysterious rooms.A response icon1A response icon1
Praney Behl·Sep 24How to brief a narrator on names that do not exist yetInvented words have no external dictionary that can settle the author’s intention. They still need consistent pronunciation, especially…
Paopao·Aug 4What If a Magic Staff Had a Story of Its Own?Why I decided to give the crystal staff in my fantasy story a past, a maker, and a mystery.A response icon1A response icon1
Patrick D. Lee·Jul 16On Starting a Literary MagazineI recently started a side gig as the editor and publisher of Exoplanet, a digital magazine for speculative short fiction. In case you…
InWorldbuilding WednesdaybyA. MacHaru·Jul 6Why Some Places in a Story Feel Real and Others Don’tOn the difference between a setting and a place that feels aliveA response icon3A response icon3
InWriting Prompts & ChallengesbyWendy Christine Allen 🌸💖🦄 aka EelKat 🧿💛🔮👻·Jul 4100 Horse Facts Every Fantasy Writer Should KnowA random list i made because I got sick of how many Fantasy writers clearly know nothing about horses.
V.P. Nana·Jun 27An Adventure Thwarted at The StartWe writers know the old adage: “start at the beginning” — unless the beginning doesn’t, then it’s “Away we sorta, kinda go.”A response icon1A response icon1
