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Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy #8: "Southland" in Elizabeth Knox's "Dreamhunter" Series, & "Mortal Fire"

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The Art of Chapter Heads

Map of Amassia for Crown of Bones Hi Everyone!The formatting is underway for Crown of Bones and we have some additions I wanted to share: The map above, and also the hierarchy of the robe colors worn by savants.This chart helps readers keep track of the robe colors worn by savants. Each color represents a rank and level of maturation and ability, the lowest being non-savant. And, below are

An Affiliation of Chapters

Image from page 135 of "Murcia y Albacete ... Fotograbados y heliografías de Thomás, dibujos de Cabrinety, cromos de Xumetra"When we read a book, no matter the platform or genre, we expect chapters. Capitulo. Something at the head, or top. Think about it:Cookbooks are divided into courses or by ingredients. Biology books pan out according to system, phylum and class. Math books by applications...

When good characters turn rebellious

Whether we read or write, we all have favorite passages. This is one of mine, from a young adult book I wrote titled, Fathom. This is that part of the story where the main character, Kira, who has always been quiet and well-behaved begins to get rebellious. She stands up to a girl who has bullied her for years, but then Kira has to face the consequences for her actions. If you like mythical sea

Oops, I did it again?

Year of Genesis: The Truth About Blood.So I did it again. I published another book in 2020. The second in The Merci Lanard Files, The Truth about Blood.Talk about a year of genesis. In keeping with the theme of this year, I thought I might tell you why I love this sequel as much as I loved the first one. Why creating this one really was special. The Truth about Night (available everywhere!) was

Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy #7: "Tymon's Flight" by Mary Victoria

.#YoW Year of Worldbuilding
#WiF Worldbuilding in Fantasy.
Introduction:
My blogging theme for 2020 is Worldbuilding in Fantasy,
chiefly because it's one of the vital elements that holds all the
different strands of the genre together. Plus it's always been one of
the aspects of the genre that spins my reading and writing world.


As promised from the outset, I'm trying to
look at Fantasy

Own Voices to Meet

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Heyo Everyone,

I hope you are all safe and well, taking this crazy journey one day at a time. 

Meanwhile, in my reading room, there are some amazing 'Own Voices' books on my radar and I wanted to share them with you.
NOTE: #Ownvoices is a subgenre of writing found in almost every kind of literature. The only exception I can think of is Memoir because

Art is still Art, even if its tasty

Year of Genesis: Art is art, right?

Hey guys. Well, this has been a year, hasn't it?

Not going to lie, its been a bit rough here in Dallas- we are in day one hundred and something of lock down. I feel like I haven't really been writing, haven't really been promoting my second book, really haven't been revising my third.

I feel like I've got nothing to give as an artist to sooth or ease or help

The Truth About Sea Monsters…

It doesn’t matter whether you’re reading or writing a story about sea monsters, the trick is to remember one thing: Once you go beneath the curling ocean waves, almost anything can be considered a monster. Even you.

So, I’m going to dissect some of the sea life found in my YA Urban Fantasy books, Fathom and Fury.

1. SELKIES: Sometimes disguised as seals, sometimes disguised as humans, sometimes

Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy #6: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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#YoW Year of Worldbuilding
#WiF Worldbuilding in Fantasy.
Introduction:
My blogging theme for 2020 is Worldbuilding in Fantasy, chiefly because it's one of the vital elements that holds all the different strands of the genre together. Plus it's always been one of the aspects of the genre that spins my reading and writing world.


As promised from the outset, I'm trying to look at Fantasy