#1 IN WORLDBUILDING - 03/11/2019 //✿\\ Do you want to give fantasy writing a go; but you're not quite sure where to start? Or Are you a fantasy writer with so many world ideas, you're not quite sure how to pin them down and really get those fantasy gears spinning? I am an avid fantasy reader, writer and watcher, here...
Does the term NaNoWriMo mean anything to you? If you're a writer-especially a young writer-who's been online for the past 15 years, then it probably does. In 2009, I set out to finally achieve my goal of writing a novel. The premise behind National Novel Writing Month, founded in 1999 by Chris Baty, is to write 50,0...
Anya Sephira is a vampire who has been roaming the Earth for over a century now. She's everything that is to be expected of a vampire - breathtakingly gorgeous, mysterious, sensual, frightening, and most definitely stubborn. Becoming a vampire wasn't her choice, but she has adapted as well as she can - despite having...
A short novel about interstellar colonization, the dangers of scientific discovery, and the end of the world. Image credit goes to Space Engine.
My story presents the mysterious life of Alis Carolina who is in search of her innermost self. All of her quests, tragic moments, they all lead to her final goal. But in order to find the answers to all that has been haunted her, she had to step beyond the veil of what she has considered to be true or real. Most of h...
No one ever said what would happen when dragons and aliens meet. And no one told me that I would be in the middle of it. Tasha was studying hard to get through her last year of university when she was kidnapped. She certainly didn't expect to wake up with four feet and wings. Mad scientists are bad enough, but things...
Sine is no stranger to death. She killed when she was Valaria and she killed when she was nobody. She killed an uncountable number once vampirism set in. She was always particularly careful about those around her. In this world of death and destruction, loyalty was important to those you cared about. She'd never worr...
Who are we and what can we do? What can you do? All the information you need to know is right here, in this book. Cover by @TheFutureIsUnknown
Imorah has lived her entire life underground. She found a note this morning warning her to escape to the surface before it's too late... Above ground, in the desert wasteland, Liran has lived a life in hiding. There's a warrant out for his arrest - for future crimes he hasn't committed yet. One day his future catches...
Everyone knows what the fanfic "My Immortal" is, but I for one could never understand it. So my personal challenge is to rewrite it, keeping the same plot (or trying to) and making it more understandable. It is a difficult challenge, but I think I am up to the task
Welcome to the Book of the Month! Every month we choose a favourite book and place it in the specific month category with a small blurb about the book itself. So go ahead and read one or two or all of them. Put a little light on these diamonds in the rough to let them shine.
The guide for aspiring fiction writers who want to improve, sharpen, review, and/or learn. Warning! This book encourages editing and contains many tips that often require revision. Practice makes perfect, and it's good to workout your mental muscles. The more you do now, the better your writing will be later (becau...
How to get the story out of your head and on the page. A collection of blog posts full of writing tips and encouragement. Writing is an ongoing learning experience and whether your a successful novelist or about to pen your first book, there's always room for tips and encouragement. I'll be posting weekly instalements...
"Once bitten, they are no longer human. Once bitten, a beast awakens." They are the creatures of evil, the beasts that mutilate children and ravage entire villages in a nightfall. Hunted and killed, Lycan are to be shown no mercy, a known law enforced across the Kingdom of Harron. All the folktales and stories of the...
From online entertainment pioneer, actress, and “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to internet stardom, and embracing her weirdness to find her place in the world. From Felicia: "The heart of my s...
Naomi's family has always been different to everyone else's. Now when a vampire hunter moves to her town her and her family flee and move to America to make a new start. Now the only difficult thing she has to worry about is looking and acting like a normal, human teenage girl. Sounds easy, right? But with a lot more...
