Author Description

Does your heart burst with enthusiasm when it comes to writing fantasy stories? Do you love nothing more than to create fantastical worlds for people to escape into? If yes, you have what it takes to be a fantasy writer. But on the journey to finishing your short stories and novels, challenges will arise, not just of the gold-hoarding dragon kind. You may encounter problems with worldbuilding and revealing your world (beware of the fell beast named Info Dump!) You may get entangled in a web of character and story arcs. You may find that after battling your way to the end, the story's a little flat. And then you'll come to the suffocating forest of prose-the passive voice, using adjectives and adverbs, showing instead of telling, and structuring your sentences. And like Frodo and Sam looking out over the land of Mordor, having reached their target but still to make it through the hordes of orcs between them and Mount Doom, there comes the part when the writing is finished-getting published, which can feel like the hardest part of all. Writing fantasy is tough, and some people don't appreciate that. Having been through it all before, I know the pitfalls to avoid, and that's what inspired me to write this book-the book I would have wanted when I first started writing fantasy. Split into three parts, you'll find: Creative Writing Tips and Advice - characters, plot, conflict, theme, prose, dialogue, writing fight scenes and advice on dealing with mental challenges, like procrastination and Imposter Syndrome Fantasy Writing Tips - worldbuilding, making monsters, guides on the likes of medieval swords, bows and arrows, and armor, and tips on subgenres, like writing urban fantasy and romantasy Getting Published - lists of publishers of short and long fantasy fiction, how to write a cover letter, how to make a website and build your author brand. I sincerely hope