Write Killer Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror With These 3 Posts
If you write fantasy, sci-fi, and/or horror and are searching for ways to improve your craft, take a look at these resources aimed specifically at writers of these genres.
1. Build an awesome setting with The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on Creating Your Fantasy World
If you’re writing a speculative fiction story, creating a compelling setting can often be equally as important to the characters that populate your world. Whether you’ve already got the bare bones of your fictional setting laid out or need help fleshing out an idea into an intriguing locale, you can use these resources to guide you through every step of creating your fantasy world.
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2. Create your own language with these 5 resources
Want to create your own language for your setting, but unsure of how to begin? Check out these resources for constructing a language, from alphabet to slang words and beyond.
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3. Check out this guide on writing speculative fiction
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Writing speculative fiction (which broadly encompasses the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres, among others) comes with its own unique set of challenges not present in writing other genres. Now Write!: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror is a guide to writing fantasy, science-fiction and horror filled with short essays and exercises by speculative fiction writers for speculative fiction writers.
Bonus resources from around the web:
Springhole.net : lots of articles on worldbuilding and creating fictional cultures.
How to Scare a Skeptic by Drew Chial : a post on creating believable scares in your horror fiction.
So You Want to Write a Dark Fantasy? : common tropes and pitfalls in the genre.
What resources have you helped you improve your speculative fiction?
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