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  • elibenporat May 8, 2012 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    Great Lens. I loved your exposition on mediocre description vs great description
  • Cecily Apr 21, 2012 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    I had a dream the other night and I thought I should type it up for myself. I thought this could be helpful, and it was. Also it kind of felt weird seeing my name in an example since I NEVER see my name anywhere. As I saw my name, my face went from :| to :O
  • malzeke Apr 5, 2012 @ 10:37 am | delete
    I like the examples you site.
  • julia-stella Apr 4, 2012 @ 12:33 am | delete
    This is actually what always helps me get started on writing books http://howtofixstuff.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tips-on-writing-book.html
  • JimDickens Apr 1, 2012 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. I will use your ideas
  • ChrisShaefer Mar 18, 2012 @ 8:25 pm | delete
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  • ggherardi Mar 16, 2012 @ 2:57 am | delete
    Very well done. Awesome lens and helpful!!!
  • cneely294587 Mar 1, 2012 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    Very informative. Excellent Information. I will use this lens when writing my series The Golden Staff Saga
  • WarriorOfUndead Mar 1, 2012 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Bravo, great information.
  • Nick-The-Novelist Feb 29, 2012 @ 11:00 am | delete
    You have got to put Name on the Wind on one of those lists because I would vote for it so hard my mouse would break in half. Awesome lens!
  • Scriber1 Feb 29, 2012 @ 7:50 am | delete
    Well written and informative lens. Thanks.
  • PoeticChristian Feb 7, 2012 @ 6:20 pm | delete
    Great lens and a lot of great information thanks for sharing.
  • cffutah Jan 23, 2012 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    fantasy material is what is 'in' today, enjoyed reading and getting ideas from this, well done on your write up.
  • Farah Jan 14, 2012 @ 11:00 am | delete
    Wow this is an amazing article and very helpful tips, I started my work on the fantasy novel a week ago, wrote some scenes , but after reading this article, I'm inspired to write it again in a more organised way.
  • BladeWIELDER764 Jan 6, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    I've been writing a fantasy novel for three years now, but i've decided to restart the project, follow your help, and continue in the world I've created, but without the previous unessacery charcters. :)
  • payluf Dec 27, 2011 @ 11:28 am | delete
    Thanks for this, I'm currently thinking of starting a novel but time is short on my hands. So I suppose I won't ever write one, but if I start, I'll be sure to pay a visit to your lens once more.
  • SimplyTonjia Dec 12, 2011 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Great lense. Thank you for sharing.
  • adriennedewolfe Nov 25, 2011 @ 10:24 pm | delete
    Thank you for the ideas! I'm trying to determine whether to break into the Fantasy genre with an Urban Fantasy or an Epic Fantasy -- I've got 2 stellar ideas but still some plot holes. (Fantasy is a world apart from Romance, where I have 5 published novels!) In the meantime, I'm learning about Squidoo -- I'd love to know what you think of my lens: "How to Recognize Harmful Writing Advice." Thanks!
  • seosmm Nov 25, 2011 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    Good info. Very nice lens!
  • seosmm Nov 25, 2011 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    Good info. Very nice lens!
  • 23squidoo Nov 24, 2011 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    Thank you for providing such a great resource for writers. Angel Blessed!
  • BSieracki Nov 20, 2011 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    good tips
  • tembrooke Nov 19, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    I noticed you didn't have any comedic fantasy on your voting list. I love Terry Pratchett, so I added one of his books. :-)
  • Rantsand Nov 13, 2011 @ 8:59 pm | delete
    Very nice lens with a ton of great information. Thank you for your tremendous work in putting this together.
  • Mia Davis Oct 31, 2011 @ 2:49 am | delete
    thank you for writing this. I have had this idea in my head for a long while but I just didnt understand how to put it into reality, in a way that was professional but also true to myself. Now I have a jumping off point and something to book mark and read back on to improve my writing style and skill. I need to get this idea thats been swirling around in my head for months out and you gave me some great tools to make that possible. Thanks again :)
  • Will Treaty Oct 20, 2011 @ 1:10 am | delete
    Great article! This will definitely help me get started on writing my fantasy book. Thanks alot! Also, on a side note, I'd thought I would let you know that when you talk about the Werewolf hunters living "duel" lives, it's spelled "dual" in that circumstance :)
  • scribe77 Nov 19, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Thanks for pointing out the typo. Yet another example why writers need editors. It's all fixed now.
  • undraco Sep 24, 2011 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    This a really helpful lens, thank you. You obviously know your stuff but you also have the ability of putting it across. This is one lens I am definitely bookmarking.
  • bames24 Sep 22, 2011 @ 12:59 am | delete
    great advice... :)
  • Chris-H Sep 17, 2011 @ 5:37 am | delete
    You give a lot of great advice. When I was a kid I dreamed of being a fantasy writer. I'm seriously considering revisiting that dream. In the meantime, I feel I have much in the way of nonfiction to offer the world, and so I write...

    I appreciate the advice and examples you give here.

    Blessed :;)
  • Crysnia Sep 15, 2011 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for this wonderful lens. I will be putting this to use as I write my novel.
  • agoofyidea Sep 4, 2011 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. I enjoyed all your information. I hope it brings you tons of readers.
  • cdevries Aug 22, 2011 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    This Lens is full of good advice (my favorite has to be, "Not stupid"). I love that you show Don't and Do examples; Do is always the shorter version, I notice, which is certainly true in my writing. First use the pen, then the machete! Thanks.
  • oil_painting Aug 11, 2011 @ 2:40 am | delete
    Wow I am marking this lens for further reference. Congratulations on getting published I know what a long hard yet powerful path you have taken.
  • celeBritys4africA Aug 7, 2011 @ 11:38 am | delete
    A great lens.
  • Jul 13, 2011 @ 4:50 am | delete
    i love all that involves fantasy
  • N-butterfly Jul 5, 2011 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Wow this really helped. Thanks :)
  • Duglaiglas Jul 2, 2011 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    This blog is chuck full of goodness... whoo!! Just thought I'd connect with a few writers on squidoo to see what's being put out. Have a great one!!
  • AigulErali Jun 28, 2011 @ 7:34 am | delete
    Lots of great information here - thanks!
  • NateLeonhart Jun 26, 2011 @ 3:11 am | delete
    Thanks so much. I now know where I've been making mistakes. Thank you for the tips.
  • Jordyn Jun 22, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    This has some really good tips. I am trying to write (and complete) a fantasy novel and I think this site is really going to help me. I just opened a webpage and blog (adventuresofawriter.weebly.com) and was wondering if you could possibly link to me. This has great tips, my blogging is going to be about what I actually go through in the process.
  • mennella Jun 5, 2011 @ 2:18 am | delete
    very, very intersting. i bookmarked it and i will use like checklist in my next job (i try since one year almost to write a fantasy novel)
  • DinaDLG Jun 1, 2011 @ 8:45 pm | delete
    thanks for this, I must might get around to starting/finishing something using your helpful lens!
  • Robert Dunstan May 28, 2011 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    FYI: The Fantasy Cliche Meter: The Good Guys. This link is outdated (broken)
  • WordMailler May 27, 2011 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    This is a great lens. I am a fantasy author, myself, and I think there's some great advice, here, and not only for beginning writers. I picked up some useful tidbits along the way, so thanks for writing this.
  • huvalbd Apr 20, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. I stopped by to compare with what it takes to write good science fiction, a very similar undertaking. Sci fi has to stay true enough to known and plausible science. Fantasy has to invent and then stay true to its own science. I especially like your bad versus good examples.
  • MarkFashionista Mar 30, 2011 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    Thank you so much, I'm actually writing a fantasy novel and this is just what I needed! :)
  • 23squidoo Jan 27, 2011 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Very interesting and informative lens! Thank you, and Angel Blessings for you!
  • Baki Jan 25, 2011 @ 10:42 pm | delete
    I've had all these ideas for my fantasy dramaction(yeah, I totally combined two words! Haha!) novel in my head since I was 14 , and never have I been able to truly jot them down and start writing. Now that I'm older(almost 23), things are just now finally coming together slowly in my head, making more sense. Of course it's no use if it's just in my head, so your guide was the final push to get to working! Through out my process, I will keep referencing to this. Thank you so much. =)
  • joanv334 Jan 20, 2011 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Thanks for the tips!
  • grandmamarilyn Jan 16, 2011 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Very good blog. I have favorited this lens. I have always wanted to write a fiction book. I have one I am proof-reading now that might be up before the end of 2011. LOL I am rather slow.
  • Bri Jan 15, 2011 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    This guide was helpful for the most part, but I doubt that you have ever actually gotten anything published. You had many mistakes in your English that made me, as a prospective writer, cringe.

    Most annoying was the fact that you don't know the difference between the words "duel" and "dual".
  • scribe77 Jan 16, 2011 @ 9:28 am | delete
    I'm sorry you did not like the casual style and tone I adopted for this lens and felt the impolite need to point out my flaws. I am also sorry you were so annoyed by any unfortunate typos, and jumped to the rash conclusion I don't know the difference between dual and duel because I pressed the wrong key on the computer.
    Perhaps, as you seem to be such an expert "prospective writer" you might now work on not being so rude to your fellow writers.
  • avielle Dec 16, 2010 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    whoa! thats the best instruction helpy thingy that i have ever seen! thanks for sharing it!!!
  • Dec 7, 2010 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    wow this is an amazing lens.
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  • pumpnut Dec 6, 2010 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    I was very pleased to find this page. Lots of good information to work with.
  • Brittney Dec 2, 2010 @ 12:18 am | delete
    I was wondering would Post-apocalyptic fiction be considered fantasy in some levels? Also your guideline is very informative. I plan on following these steps when I start my outline for my first novel that I hope to publish one day. Thank you very much for a clear insight on how to make a fantasy novel.
  • scribe77 Dec 2, 2010 @ 11:33 am | delete
    Post-apocalyptic fiction usually falls in the science fiction genre rather than fantasy, although you can find some with fantasy themes.
  • Brittney Dec 2, 2010 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Ah okay I see. What about a story about the characters with unique super abilities? Would that be considered fantasy?
  • scribe77 Dec 2, 2010 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Stories like that tend to fall somewhere between the genres of fantasy and science fiction, as many of them employ elements of both genres. But if the super abiliities are magical, supernatural or paranormal in nature it's generally a fantasy story.
  • Brittney Dec 2, 2010 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    Okay i see. I'm starting to get a better understanding at it. Thank you very much.
  • Hollie Nov 6, 2010 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    omg....I usually can never get passed the outline, or even finish it for that matter, I followed you tips step by step (took me a couple hours), kept getting stuck on appearances, and background information, especially on the villain. -_- still don't have the best back ground info on her.
    I just want to thank you so much, and I hope to publish a book, even if it might be short. I think it will take forever for one of books to get published, since I'm not even an adult. but you have helped me so much. And yes i would also like to know how to overcome writers block? Is there any advise you can give me? If you can thank you so very much.
  • scribe77 Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Sometimes details like appearances and background unfold as you write, so don't worry too much if you are missing pieces. Sometimes characters are very stubborn.

    The best advice I can give for writer's block is don't stress over it. Just walk away and do something else. Relax and let your brain take a break. Then come back and try again. I also find visualising a scene helps, running it through your head like a movie.
  • mugshot Nov 5, 2010 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    This is the best book writing lens on Squidoo I have found well done. My only problem is that I wish to write a factual book about a sepcific subject and dont know how I should format it etc :(
  • scribe77 Nov 5, 2010 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    I have some formatting tips over at one of my other pages, http://www.squidoo.com/afstewart, that might help.
  • Jason72799 Oct 7, 2010 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    Really like this. EPIC. Just one thing. How do you overcome writer's block?
  • scribe77 Oct 8, 2010 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    I don't suffer from writer's block often, probably because I work on more than one project at a time. But on the few occasions I have become blocked, I walk away from writing for a few days and clear my head. I do other things that have nothing to do with writing and then go back and tackle the problem. I find the distance helps.
  • RoundTrip Sep 21, 2010 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    Great page, I think I've gone to every link you have on here. Nice job!
  • Saramarie Aug 18, 2010 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    Thank you soo much I reallly appreciate this! :)
  • scribe77 Aug 18, 2010 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    SaraMarie, the best way to get feedback on your writing is to get involved in writing groups. You can find writing groups online and there are websites like WritersCafe and Gather.com where you can post stories and ask for critiques. Or you might be able to find a writing group locally; your library might be able to help you find something.
  • SaraMarie Aug 17, 2010 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Hello, I have just found your website and its amazing so far :)...I have been writing my fantasy novel this summer, and I truly dont want to be rich and famous...but I do want to know if my writing is good enough that people who enjoy fantasy would enjoy my work...how would I go about finding out if its good enough?
  • scribe77 Aug 15, 2010 @ 10:17 am | delete
    I recommend using outlines and find them beneficial for fantasy writing, but I have talked to writers who just don't like using them. It comes down to doing what you feel comfortable with and what works for you.
    Just to clarfy, I do believe a writer should self-edit whether or not you have a manuscript professionally edited as well. Your point about spelling vs. grammar would make a great debate.
  • Guest Aug 14, 2010 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    Sorry for the ad hominem attack, it was immaturte. Anyway, you don't have to think that the outlines restricting you. If you feel that the story's taking a different direction, tweak your outline. Also I would have to disagree with your comments on grammar and spelling. The lest work an editor will have to do the more proficient you will appear. That said grammar is more important than speeling. Sorry if there is any typos, I'm replying on a mobile phone.
  • scribe77 Aug 14, 2010 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    I know professional authors who don't use outlines, preferring to write off the cuff. It really depends on the writer and which method they feel comfortable. Colonel Marksmen's advice may work for him and I agree it may be misguided for other writers, but calling him an idiot is rude and please refrain from name-calling on my page.
  • Guest Aug 14, 2010 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    If you don,t use an outline, then you will make mistakes. It's obvious that your not a professional author.No professional author whould give so much bad advice.ColonelMarksmen is an idiot.
  • scribe77 Jun 23, 2010 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Colonel Marksman, if you can afford to have your manuscript professionally edited before you summit to an agent or publisher than, yes, you can be lax about the editing, but don't send a poorly edited book out for a read-through. There is a high probability that a badly edited manuscript offered to an agent or publisher will end in the reject pile.
  • Colonel Marksman Jun 23, 2010 @ 7:54 am | delete
    I'd be careful out outlining. It's not for everyone and not everyone does it. In fact, it might surprise you that many mystery authors just write whatever comes out of their head at random and then organize thoughts later, a genre you wouldn't dream of not outlining. Some people write up scenes and characters on index cards and sort them out.

    For me, as soon as I start an outline or figure out what's going to happen to the end, I stop writing. Everything becomes predictable, it's not exciting anymore, and I take too much control over characters that are supposed to lead the story on.

    You're probably going to re-write or at least heavily revise the whole thing once you're finished anyway.

    "If you are going to write a book make sure you know your grammar and spelling. Even if your book has a brilliant plot, heartbreaking characters and fabulous dialogue, it will never sell if it is full of grammar and/or spelling mistakes."
    -- This is simply untrue. If the story is well-written and gripping, as long as there isn't an obvious mistake every paragraph or few, it won't matter. It passes through an editor. These guys will tear apart every aspect of the writing, and most certainly the grammar and spelling. And they ALWAYS find errors, lots of them. Every single manuscript will have red markings on every page.

    Besides, there are times when poor grammar and spelling are called for in order to create literary effects. Most commonly are in dialogue, because nobody speaks perfect English. Other times it's incomplete sentences.

    The bit on rambling is part of "strong writing is tight writing." Every detail needs to be exact, to the point, and with purpose (if nothing else, at least character development) including dialogue, actions, and problems (as well as how they're solved).

    For details, you kinda miss a lot of points and just show some good/bad examples. You seem to know what you're doing and what you're talking about it, but explaining it seems difficult. You use strong nouns and verbs for description, adjectives and adverbs sparingly (and for the most part, only exact and vivid adjectives and adverbs).
  • Colonel Marksman Jun 23, 2010 @ 7:54 am | delete
    I'd be careful out outlining. It's not for everyone and not everyone does it. In fact, it might surprise you that many mystery authors just write whatever comes out of their head at random and then organize thoughts later, a genre you wouldn't dream of not outlining. Some people write up scenes and characters on index cards and sort them out.

    For me, as soon as I start an outline or figure out what's going to happen to the end, I stop writing. Everything becomes predictable, it's not exciting anymore, and I take too much control over characters that are supposed to lead the story on.

    You're probably going to re-write or at least heavily revise the whole thing once you're finished anyway.

    "If you are going to write a book make sure you know your grammar and spelling. Even if your book has a brilliant plot, heartbreaking characters and fabulous dialogue, it will never sell if it is full of grammar and/or spelling mistakes."
    -- This is simply untrue. If the story is well-written and gripping, as long as there isn't an obvious mistake every paragraph or few, it won't matter. It passes through an editor. These guys will tear apart every aspect of the writing, and most certainly the grammar and spelling. And they ALWAYS find errors, lots of them. Every single manuscript will have red markings on every page.

    Besides, there are times when poor grammar and spelling are called for in order to create literary effects. Most commonly are in dialogue, because nobody speaks perfect English. Other times it's incomplete sentences.

    The bit on rambling is part of "strong writing is tight writing." Every detail needs to be exact, to the point, and with purpose (if nothing else, at least character development) including dialogue, actions, and problems (as well as how they're solved).

    For details, you kinda miss a lot of points and just show some good/bad examples. You seem to know what you're doing and what you're talking about it, but explaining it seems difficult. You use strong nouns and verbs for description, adjectives and adverbs sparingly (and for the most part, only exact and vivid adjectives and adverbs).
  • Iris Lily Mar 17, 2010 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    I'm trying to write my first book, and this is very helpful. Thanks especially for the worldbuilding, it's awesome. hopefully, i'll do well. Thanks for your help!!!!!
  • AJ Mar 17, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Careful...duel vs dual
  • mike-hackett Feb 26, 2010 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Hi, my name is Michael Hackett, i emailed you a short while ago i was just wondering if you had any advice for fantasy writers on the use of flash-backs/forwards, in particular very short 1s around a paragraph in length? If you have dealt with this in your brilliant lens and i have missed it i am sorry, and if this causes annoyance or if you have not the time to deal with these kinds of questions then i appologise, just if you have time. Thank you either way, i refer to your advise often.
  • scribe77 Feb 27, 2010 @ 1:22 pm | delete
    If they are used sparingly, such as the the length you mentioned, flashbacks/forwards are fine. The simplest way to work them into a story is through a memory.

    Example:

    Standing in the hall, Sarah remembered the last conversation she had with her father.

    "If you leave this house, Sarah, you are no longer part of this coven!"
    The light from the evening candles had given him a menacing appearance.
    "I have no problem with that, Father. You have lost your way and I want no part of where you're leading the coven."

    Sarah sighed. She never planned to be back here.
  • J_Edwards Feb 18, 2010 @ 10:47 am | delete
    This is quite a comprehensive guide. Perhaps there should be a PDF version available for download?
  • romeb Feb 17, 2010 @ 11:42 pm | delete
    I think this website is very helpful and well presented too. My all favourite author is Stephanie Meyer... I honestly do not know what i am going to do when my final book "breaking dawn" has been read. She will HAVE to write more.... for the rest of her life! Thansk again!
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  • A.G. Jan 10, 2010 @ 1:40 am | delete
    Thank you very much for the information! I am a teenage writer and i am writing a fantasy at the moment. Your post help me get through alot of struggles and got me started!
  • Phil Jan 9, 2010 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    I just want to thank you for all those tips. They are practically lifesaving ;)
  • BFuniv.com Dec 26, 2009 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    But I like "It was a dark and stormy night."
  • scribe77 Oct 25, 2009 @ 5:44 pm | in reply to Carole | delete
    I have too many ideas as well. I like to write them down, make outlines or a synopsis of the ideas. I find one that wants to be written generally jumps out at me.
  • Carole Oct 25, 2009 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Hey,
    These tips have been really helpful, as well as most sites.
    However, I still have some trouble making something concrete out of my ideas... I feel like writing hundreds of different books all at once, so many ideas, oh so little time!
    If you have the time, and/or are interested in helping me, please reply on my comment, and I hope than we will be able to keep contact =)

    Big thanx,
    Carole
  • makingamark Aug 16, 2009 @ 4:36 am | delete
    Always great to see a lens which hs been well crafted.

    My friend Maggie Stiefvater also has some really great writing tips - including some which are specifically about writing a fantasy fiction novel. You can find the links in my lens about her Is Maggie Stiefvater the new JK Rowling?

    Her tips work for her! Her new book Shiver is currently #5 on the New York Times Best Seller List
  • pebbles Aug 3, 2009 @ 8:05 pm | delete
    thank you so much for your ad,i have nine chapters of my fantasy novel so far and reading this has really inspired me to keep writing, i am glad ive found this to help as it means i can re do each chapter and put a lot more detail into them thank you for your help :)
  • Smarty Aug 2, 2009 @ 1:47 am | delete
    Thanks so much. I've been having a hard time putting good ideas into my story. It seemed to go by too quickly and read more like a short essay than a book. Now I can really start to write without sounding too childish. :)
  • Sorrow Jul 31, 2009 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    Ah, thank you for this. Thank you ever so much. This is a great help to me as a young writer.
  • Thanks Jul 29, 2009 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    Thanks for this article. I am already into writing my fantasy novel, and your article is definitely helpful.
  • Bharce Jul 9, 2009 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Wow. These tips are pretty helpful. I've been trying to write my own fantasy novel for years but I seem to lose the hang of it every now and then. Thanks to your post, I'm going back to writing it again!
  • narutofan22 Jul 9, 2009 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    great list its very interesting. i thought that writing a fantasy book would be easyer i was wrong.thanks for the info and im definetly gonna check out your books.peace out!
  • the person Jul 7, 2009 @ 5:21 am | delete
    your info is really helpful, i finally know what i'm going to do now
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    A nice lens. I lensrolled it for my lens on how to write a romance novel.
  • 7th gradrer May 11, 2009 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    Thanks a lot! This is the first time I wrote a storey that I didn't delete after ten pages!
  • Fundywriter May 5, 2009 @ 10:41 pm | delete
    I'll say small world....i am next door in New Brunswick!!!!
  • sixthgrader May 4, 2009 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    Thank's for this info. it really helped! I am currently writng a fantasy story! (This is the first story that I didn't stop on the second page!
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  • kce1976 Apr 17, 2009 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    I also thought it was well written - ALMOST good enought to make me want to start writing.... Where did you say to send the draft??? :>)
    Thanks for the good read.
  • Kelly Blake Jan 6, 2009 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    This was a good read. You say youre from good ol' NS?! Wow... what a small world... (thats where I'm from too...) not often you stuble upon a nova scotian while just randomly searching for stuff... We're basically twins, because I'm wrinting here as well... and interested in the same sort of stuff. I'm starting a little blog up on how to write fantasy fiction as well!
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  • John Philipp Feb 19, 2008 @ 6:30 pm | delete
    Thanks for steering me here.

    A very useful outline of writing fantasy.

    Thanks for taking the time and sharing this.

    John
  • Tracey W. Feb 8, 2008 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Wonderful! I truly enjoyed reading your helpful how to's.
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