The Three Elements of a Memorable Fantasy Story

People have been telling a form of fantasy stories for as long storytelling has existed. Even when the hearers or readers believed them, tales of the gods, of floods and warriors with superhuman powers still had strong fantastic elements. Yet not every fantasy has lasting power, where it gets passed down from one generation to the next. … Continue reading The Three Elements of a Memorable Fantasy Story

It Sometimes Takes a Draft…or Two or Three or…

Given how last month was NaNoWriMo, there may be many of you who have a rough draft of a story on hand. Or you may not have gotten that far. You may have characters but no plot, too many version of the plot, or a plot with no strong characters. Wherever you are in the … Continue reading It Sometimes Takes a Draft…or Two or Three or…