Articles For Writers Here are articles written by Will on the craft of writing. They focus, in particular, on the craft of writing fantasy.

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Stephen King - The secret lesson he has for you as a writer - There is no mistaking that Stephen King is a masterful writer. His prose is clean and extraordinarily well written. But there is another, very valuable lesson, he has to offer you as an aspiring author. To understand this lesson you have to take a look at his body of work.

How to Write an Epic Fantasy Novel - A no nonsense approach to starting the writing and completing it.

Chasing the Wild Unicorn: How to find your Unique Writers Voice Finding your unique writing style and voice is much like chasing a wild unicorn. You can’t do it! The harder you look, the further away it gets. You have to let it come to you. Here is some advice on how to let it come to you.

The Internal Conflict is more important than the Dragon – Advice for Epic Fantasy Writers When writing fantasy it is very easy to let your imagination soar and to create amazing worlds and incredible creatures; and while you may give your reader something to enjoy you won’t really make a connection with him or her. The thing that will make the connection with your reader is the internal conflict your protagonist has to go through. This is what makes him or her human and this is where you have a memorable impact on your reader.

Self-Publishing a Novel? You absolutely need to put this on the last page
You have been working hard on your self-published novel and soon your dream will come true -It will be printed. Or maybe you have already published a novel and are working on your next one. Don’t skip this very important step.

How to Write a Great Combat Scene – Advice for Fantasy Writers
A great combat scene is a memorable event in your reader’s life. It is a microcosm of the struggle that is contained in the book itself. And good combat scenes are often dog-eared by readers and returned to over and over again. You can give your reader a great combat experience if you follow a few simple guidelines.

How to Find Interesting Words and Names for Your Fantasy Writing
Tolkien was a Philologist which made him an expert at linguists and the history of languages so it easy to see why his writing is filled with wonderful names of characters, creatures, and places. You don't have to be a philologist to also find words that fit into your fantasy writing and accentuate the feel of your created world. Here are some tips and hints on how to do it.

Use Your Journal to Dramatically Improve Your Writing - The Easy Way
If you are keeping a journal on a regular or even semi-regular basis, you have made a great step toward developing your skills as a writer. But, you are probably only using a small part of what a journal can be. You need to take the next step in journal writing and make your journal work for you. Here are some practical tips on how to do that.

Designing Video Games sharpen your eyes and think like an artist
Good Video Game design is not just about fast action and challenging beasts and creatures. One of the most important, yet most overlooked aspect of video game design is the believability of the world the game takes place in. When designing a video game you don't have to be a great artist but you do have to think and see like one.

It's All About the Cover - Advice for self publishers With only a few seconds to catch the attention of a potential buyer the cover is the most important tool you have when trying to sell your book. You have spent hundreds of hours working on your manuscript. You should also put a fair amount of energy into the cover. Here is some solid advice on what to do.

Forget about the Grammar and your writing will improve - The number one reason why writers don't write is the fear of poor grammar. The red pencil marks of an editor pointing out dangling participles and passive sentences strikes enough fear into a person that it can prevent him from writing. Writing grammatically well is desirable, and necessary, but it is something you don't have to worry about. I will explain why but lets first take a look at what writing is.

Epic Fantasy - It's Really about the meaning of life  Epic fantasy has long been considered escapist literature and something that adolescent’s read to pass the time. It brings to mind muscle-bound heroes who fight dragons and rescue princesses. But Epic fantasy is really much more than that. It is about the search to find meaning in our lives. Read...

Writing Epic Fantasy - Taking a Courageous Approach to the Genre Epic fantasy is a genre about heroes taking on challenges of epic proportions and overcoming obstacles that are seemingly impossible to overcome yet the genre puts out (safe) multi-volume cookie cutter novels that follow a specific formula laid out by Tolkien and Campbell. Break this trend in your own writing. Read the essay

Writing Fantasy - A creative Approach to World Building One of the most appealing things about fantasy is that it usually takes place in a fantastic and imaginative world. The mention of the Names Middle Earth, Midkemia, or Narnia brings up vivid images in a reader’s mind. But building a rich and vivid world takes a level of visual creativity that can be daunting to a writer. How do you get your reader to feel the stones of your New World? How do you get him or her to feel the landscape and the world as if it were a real thing? How do you show your reader the world when all you have is words to explain it with? Read the Complete essay

Everybody wants to write - But Why? The craft of writing has taken on a revered position in our society. Why is this so? It isn't writing itself that we admire. It is the mystique of writing that we admire. When a person thinks of a writer specific images come to mind. Maybe you think of Ernest Hemingway braving the natural world or Jack Kerouac braving the midwest -hoboing his way from railyard to railyard. Maybe you think of Tolkien and the wonders of Middle Earth.

Will's Guaranteed, Sure-fire, four-step method that will get you writing today In the world we live in there are so many distractions that make it very difficult to write. But you can cut through all the clutter and get writing. Here is a plan that will get you going!

Writing is an individual process. There is a different style of writing for every writer. I heard that Jack Kerouac wrote out is book On the Road on one long piano roll. One heck of a way to write a book. He said that he didn't want to break up his stream of thought by separating it into pages. Kind of cool! The point here is that there is no right way to right. Everybody is different and there are plenty of tools that can help you write in a way that is good for you.

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