Tag: Writing Advice
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How to Balance Series Ambitions with Standalone Stories: Guest Post by Dan Moren (THE NOVA INCIDENT)
How to Balance Series Ambitions with Standalone Stories by Dan Moren Writing a series is a dangerous business. Sure, it might seem like great fun to ... -
Three Kinds of Readers: who they are, and how to write for them – GUEST POST by Sunyi Dean
Three Kinds of Readers: who they are, and how to write for them by Sunyi Dean INTRODUCTION What motivates readers to pick up certain books, ... -
Neography with Worldbuilding in Mind – GUEST POST by Cheryl Bowman
Neography with Worldbuilding in Mind by Cheryl Bowman It’s always an awkward conversation when someone asks what I do. Not that it’s difficult to talk ... -
The Other Side of Magic: GUEST POST by Stephanie Burgis (SCALES AND SENSIBILITY)
The Other Side of Magic Stephanie Burgis As both a reader and a writer, I’ve always loved the pure escapism of fantasy – the way ... -
The inevitable failure of writing for validation: GUEST POST by Rachel Emma Shaw
The Inevitable Failure of Writing for Validation Rachel Emma Shaw When the amazing team at Fantasy Hive asked last year if I would write an article ... -
Queering the Retelling: GUEST POST by Cat Hellisen
Today, we’re super excited to welcome Cat Hellisen back to the Hive. They’re here today with an exploration of fairy tale retellings, something we’re rather partial ... -
How to take your Magic System to the Next Level – GUEST POST by Astrid Knight
Today, we’re super excited to welcome Astrid Knight to the Hive! Astrid is here to talk all things magic systems. Before we hand you over to ... -
Magic Systems – GUEST POST by Rebecca Zahabi
We’re thrilled to welcome Rebecca Zahabi to the Hive today. Rebecca is here to talk about creating magic systems in your world building, but first, let’s ... -
Notes from an Editor – GUEST POST by T. L. Greylock
Notes from an Editor: Day 122 1. Refrain, at all costs, from using any form of lie or lay. Except when people are fibbing, of ... -
The Heroine’s Journey – A study in story structures: Guest Post by Timandra Whitecastle
Today, we welcome back Timandra Whitecastle to the Hive to discuss story structures. Before we launch into Tim’s post about the Heroine’s Journey, check out Tim’s ...
