There Is Too Much To Read
It is said that new authors should read recently released books in their genre to get an idea of what publishers are looking for. It is also said that new autho...
Month: February 2012
February Update
Time for another fan update. Because real writers do that, or so I’ve read. Last time I mentioned a short story about a magic sword with a bad personality...
Learning from Kinshield Legacy
So in my continuing quest to read more modern epic fantasies, I started The Kinshield Legacy by K.C. May. I honestly don’t remember where or why I got it — it’s...
Learning from Servant of a Dark God
I finished Servant of a Dark God by John Brown the other day, and I thought it was a pretty good epic fantasy. It is the first in a series of books (as is the u...
Tinderbox Demonstration
I was about to write in my medieval fantasy story about a character entering a dark room and lighting a candle he found on a table. Then I thought, hey, how exa...
Reading Makes Me Sleepy
For some years now, I have spent roughly the last hour of my day before sleep reading. I now realize this was a gigantic mistake, and I don’t recommend any writ...
Learning From Mistborn
I’ve been listening to the Writing Excuses podcast lately (which is excellent imo), and Brandon Sanderson often refers to his own works as examples of the...