Monthly Archives: March 2011

Building your fantasy world #3 – what’s the weather like?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

There is a long-standing international joke about English people always talking about the weather. When these jokers arrive on our shores, they realise why. We have one hell of a lot of weather. As a rather bemused U.S. student reported … Continue reading →

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Acknowledging achievements and planning the next step

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Today I finished the first draft of my second novel. I wrote the first three chapters some time around the beginning of February, but only started really working on it about halfway through that month. So I’ve written it in … Continue reading →

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Building your fantasy world #2 – what about the people?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

By ‘people’ I mean “the species of which your protagonist is a member”. This can be anything from humans to Rfflikians from Nar’kzdos. In the end, if your story revolves around these “people” (for want of a better word) they … Continue reading →

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Building your fantasy world – Fantasy Creatures part 3

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

I know – surprise!! We’re still not done with fantasy creatures, although I think this is the last post I will be doing on them. This one is about their habits, which I mentioned briefly in my last post on … Continue reading →

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Building your fantasy world – Fantasy Creatures, part 2

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Last time I talked about coming up with fantasy creatures. I neglected to mention that there are some very weird and wonderful creatures right here on our own planet that can give you inspiration. Look at the insect world or … Continue reading →

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Blog Award – Memetastic Moments!!

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

I got another award! While I’ve been meandering through cyberspace, doing my bloggy thing, Sonia M over at Doing the Write Thing has decided I am award-worthy… It’s the Memetastic Award! Since I have no idea what a meme is, … Continue reading →

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Building your fantasy world #1 – Fantasy Creatures

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

It occurred to me this morning (only about seven weeks after I started this blog) that since I am a fantasy writer, I should probably write about fantasy. Yeah, no duh. *eyeroll* There are so many aspects to take into … Continue reading →

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Life vs. goals and expectations

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

This morning was my weighing and measuring day. Yes, the dreaded ‘take measurements of various parts of your body and suffer the consequences’ was upon me. After the way I have eaten over the last week I didn’t hold out … Continue reading →

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Where do ideas come from?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

I’m sure every single writer has been asked the most dreaded question of all: where do you get your ideas? I have to admit, before I really committed myself to writing, this bothered me for years. Where do these geniuses … Continue reading →

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What can flash fiction do for you?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

Yesterday I posted my entry to the Second Crusade Challenge (entries can still be submitted up to just 11:59pm on Friday 25th March, I believe, but check the site for details). The challenge was to write a flash starting with … Continue reading →

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