Not sure it fits your criteria perfectly, but I thought The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson was an excellent epic fantasy novel with a superb...
Robert Jordan and the Wheel of Time Books I'll probably give him another chance again in the future, but the first two times I tried I simply...
I absolutely love Hitchhiker's Guide. Douglass Adams is my hero. "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they pass by." The...
Absolutely it helps. I've finally gotten serious about writing in the last few months and have noticed a gradual improvement. Mostly I've been...
It might be realistic, if written well. But the important question is: will the reader care? The dodo is my favorite extinct animal, hands...
If she's the main character, then I assume you're doing all you can to make us connect with her on some level anyway. That's easy if she's...
Minstrel is absolutely right. In a short story, there's no room for a lot of things. In fact, I've heard the opinion that "A short story is like a...
Sometimes you need to set some constraints for yourself before a writing exercise to get you going. For example, try setting a 10-minute timer and...
I'm beginning to see the beauty in all the genres. But in the end, Fantasy is just plain fantastic. The best fantasy is the truest kind.
When I'm doing almost anything other than writing, I feel like I should be doing something else. Writing is my way of ignoring the world and...
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