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Volumes I through IV now available with Amazon.com
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I recently read “I, Robot,” a collection of short stories written by Isaac Asimov in 1950′s. The movie that came out a few years ago with the same title was loosely based upon some of the themes from the stories, but did not follow any particular plot in the stories. While I did enjoy the movie, it failed, in my opinion, to capture the depth of the original writing and and themes Asimov was trying to communicate. If you don’t want me to spoil it for you, stop reading now.
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To create characters for your fantasy novel you must consider your market and create characters that your readers are able to relate to, and care for. This does not mean that you reveal all there is about your characters in the first few lines, your characters a best revealed a little as the plot unfolds, a little intrigue goes a long way. But your characters should be developed before you put your pen to paper.
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Too many authors try to stretch their novels into 200,000-word epics, only to bore their readers to tears. Others try to get the entire story over with in 50,000 words, leaving out valuable information. A novel should be just long enough to tell your story, but long enough so that all of the details are included.
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Mirrorscape by Milk Wilks Mirrorscape is probably one of the most creative, imaginative YA fantasy books that I have read in a while, but that’s not to say it’s without it’s problems. The biggest draw of Mirrorscape is the imagination and creative environment that has been developed. There was so much imagination involved in developing
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When learning how to write a fantasy novel you will be advised to begin by reading works by other successful authors. When reading romance novels by famous romance writers you will notice one thing they all have in common. The characters of the novel are the most essential part of the plot.
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Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett Mr. Shivers is a bit of an odd ball book. It beings as a simple quest and murder story set in the depression era of America (readers will be reminded of the HBO TV series Carnivale as it’s set in the same era but Mr. Shivers is a bit
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There are many different styles of writing. This article could help you to decide on yours.
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Writing a creative, fiction novel requires writers have to create ideas from nonexistent events, so the task of writing fiction is one of the most difficult aspects of writing. Creating ideas for a fiction novel from scratch is not easy and this makes many authors shy away from writing fiction. Nevertheless, writing fiction cannot be likened to rocket science.
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Warriors edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois In his Introduction, George R. R. Martin describes “Warriors” as a ‘spinner rack’, which is an apt description for an anthology that includes stories of every ilk from historical fiction, fantasy and sci-fi to a Western, mysteries, “some mainstream”, and “a couple of pieces that
Deryni Rising (Chronicles of the Deryni) by Katherine Kurtz