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Society and Governments in Fantasy Worlds

Society and Governments in Fantasy Worlds

If you are building an entire world from scratch for your fantasy novel(s), then there are lots of big-picture things to think about. One of those things is the overall society structure and types of governments in your fantasy world. The chances are that there will...

Should You Write Under a Pen Name? The Pros and Cons

Should You Write Under a Pen Name? The Pros and Cons

New to the writing world or new to putting yourself out there? It’s a difficult thing to do, whether you would call yourself a shy person or not. Let's face it, many of us writers are pretty shy. One way people try to minimise this fear of self-promotion is to use a...

How to Start a Freelance Writing Business

How to Start a Freelance Writing Business

Can you make money writing? If you're here because you like writing, you might have dreamed a few times about making a living doing just that. Of course, if you’ve ever voiced that dream out loud, there’s a good chance you’ve been told to be realistic or even laughed...

New Year’s Resolutions for Fiction Writers

New Year’s Resolutions for Fiction Writers

Christmas and New Year are over and it’s time to get back to normality for many of us. Oh god. I don’t usually set New Year’s resolutions because I know what I’m like and I never stick with them. Plus I'm usually stuck in some kind of chocolate haze at the end of the...

A Review of The Witcher: Is It Worth Watching?

A Review of The Witcher: Is It Worth Watching?

Like many people over the festive period, I binge-watched The Witcher. It wasn’t hard. There was a surprisingly small number of episodes and I had some time on my hands. So today, I wanted to put together a little review of The Witcher to share my thoughts on the...

How to Build History in Your Fantasy World

How to Build History in Your Fantasy World

If you want a rich and big fantasy world you have to think of everything. One key thing you should be building is the history of your world. However, when you start to build history in your fantasy world, you'll quickly realise how tricky it is. Where do you even...