The Fantasy Writer's Guide
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Jules_Haigler
Ongoing, First published Dec 18, 2019
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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
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41 parts Complete

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