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The Fantasy Writer's Guide by Jules_Haigler
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Writing is a difficult process that no one masters overnight. This go-to guide is set up to help new and experienced writers in the art of fantasy fiction. This guide will include (not in the order presented): - Writing a successful and enticing blurb - Creating that perfect fantasy cover - Coming up with that successful pitch - World Building - Map Making - Types of fantasy - Magic systems - Religion in fantasy - Prologue or not to prologue - Glossary, terminology, and language - Races both Human and Non-human - Beasts and Monsters - Plot Development - Writing advanced story arcs - Cliches, tropes, and the chosen one dynamic - How to connect it all? - Stand alone vs. Duology vs. Trilogy vs. Never Ending Fantasy Madness - Character personalities and types - And much more
The Disney Awards ✨ (Judging) by panda_host
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Welcome to The Disney Awards! Closed for judging ✨ Want recognition? Reads? Bored? Want to have fun? Hell yes, you are at the right place then! You'll be getting all that and so much more through this contest! What're you waiting for? Enter NOW! Cover by @divinedices
Monarchy Awards 2020(CLOSED) by ObsessedInk_writer
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Award for all 💖 Open {❌} Judging {❌} Closed {✅} For undiscovered and discovered books whose potentials deserve recognition. Here is a chance to get awarded. Hop right in 👍👍
Paladin by SallySlater
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Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.
Hello Darkness by shauna_philp
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Charley Beckett-perfectly sane, normal, Charley Beckett-counts everything. Years since her parents' unsolved murder: fifteen. Bodies she's found dead: three. Puncture wounds on each of their throats: two. People who believe her when she says vampires are to blame: zero. ​ Since her parents' murder, she's tried to get past her hallucinations, PTSD, and her reputation as the little red-haired girl police found screaming about monsters that didn't-surely, couldn't-exist. But there's this story-conspiracy theory-swirling around her small town that says her father was part of a secret government experiment, one that would prove vampires weren't legends at all. And Charley can't move on. Especially when she stumbles upon a dead girl with the same bloody puncture wounds as her parents-and someone follows her home. Left with no one who believes her, Charley breaks into the abandoned facility where her father once worked, desperate to find the truth. But she's not the only one after answers. Victor, a handsome vampire, is there to convince her that not only is she perfectly sane, but he's the only one that can save her from those who seek to abuse her connection to the government's experiments. However, when Victor knows details about her parents' death that only the murderer could, Charley will need to learn to trust herself, no matter how crazy her thoughts may seem. If she doesn't, she'll go from counting bodies to counting her last heartbeats...one...two...three...nothing. "Maybe someone heard my screams or maybe the reaper wears combat boots..."