Tag: fantasy
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6 Clichés in Fantasy and How to Avoid Them
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Fantasy tropes, while familiar, can become clichéd if overused, leading to boredom among readers. Key clichés include “The Chosen One,” “The Evil Dark Lord,” “The Magical Artifact Quest,” overused races like elves and dwarves, “The Farm Boy Hero,” and “The Wise Old Mentor.” Writers should reimagine or avoid these to…
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Behind the Scenes: Aeolian Dunes
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The Aeolian Dunes of Muspelheim were inspired by the gypsum sand dunes at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.
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Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere Reading Order
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If you don’t already know, I am a huge Sanderson fan. Strangely, though, I haven’t managed to finish all of the Cosmere books that are out. I’ve put a good dent in the list, for sure, but not all of them. I’m starting to run into a problem, though: the…
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Muspell’s Sons Title and Cover Reveal, Release Date
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Get ready to dive back into the world of Muspelheim with my newest book, the sequel to Muspell’s Sons: In The Shackles of a Mountain Lord, Cadmus Brand continues his struggle against the demonic kashmari that rule the desert realm of Muspelheim. The dark kashmari High Lord Fafnir now knows…
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Fantasy Writing Prompts
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Writing is a skill like any other. It requires a lot of practice. In the same way that someone who plays basketball has to go out to the basketball court to shoot hoops and do drills, fantasy writers practice by using writing prompts. I also find it’s nice to take…
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
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This book review is going to be on Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros from the point of view of an epic fantasy author, not a romance reader. (This post contains affiliate links. If you click on one, I may earn a commission at no cost to you. Thanks for your…
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is one of the Secret Novels written by Brandon Sanderson during the pandemic. Sanderson wrote this book for his wife Emily and it shows. Emily has apparently been wanting him to write something with more romance in it for some time, so he decided to…
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Legendary Love: 5 Epic Fantasy Romances
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Romance can be discovered in many an epic fantasy novel, from Middle-earth to the Shattered Plains of Roshar. In this article, I’ll be going over a few romantic couples in well-known epic fantasy stories. These aren’t romantasy or romantic fantasy couples; they are couples whose love stories…
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Book Review: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin
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A Wizard of Earthsea, written by Ursula LeGuin, is a classic children’s fantasy novel published in 1968. I may be 56 years late to the party, but I finally read it! This is the first book review for the books that I am reading as part of my 52 Book…
