Writing Fantasy

Author Hana Lee shares her top five tips for writing a fast-paced fantasy novel that readers will love.

Worldbuilding isn't just for fantasy writers. In this blog post, I share three worldbuilding tips that will help you create conflict in your novel. Writing a book is hard, but these writing tips can help you hook readers and keep them hooked until the end of your story. #writingabook #writingtips #writinginsp #writingfantasy #creativewriting #howtowrite

What makes revision successful? A willingness to let go of your original ideas. I'm not saying that everything in your first draft is wrong. In fact, most of your ideas probably work. That's why it's so important to find the outliers, the things you've outgrown, or shifted away from, or let's be real, mentioned once and completely forgot. Cutting the parts that aren't working is the best way to amplify the ideas that are serving your story. The things your future readers will fall in love...

Writing the first draft is fun. You get to chase plot bunnies through the lollipop forest. Revision can still be fun and creative but it's also the time when we have to start making difficult decisions. If those fun little tangents don't serve your story, they have to go. If they won't delight and entertain your readers, they have to go. I'm not saying it's easy, but these decisions are necessary and that focus will make your book better.b

You know exactly why your characters are doing what they're doing, but have you actually shown readers those reasons on the page? In episode 4 of the Better Writer Podcast I'm talking about five sneaky ways that knowing too much about your story can get in your way. Listen now at https://betterwriterpodcast.com!

Ready to hire an editor for your book? Reaching out for sample edits is your first step. In this blog post, I explain what sample edits are and how you can use them to make sure you find the perfect editor for your book. ​ ​#writingfiction #creativewriting #fictionwriting #howtowrite #writingabook #aspiringauthor #publishing #selfpublishing

Characters are the most important part of your novel. Characters let us actually experience the world of your story. In this blog post, I give you four questions that can help you connect your characters and plot to write a novel that engages readers on page one and keeps them reading to "the end". Write a great book that your future readers will love. #novelwriting #howtowriteanovel #creativewriting #writingtips #writingadvice #writingabook

Characters are the most important part of your novel. Characters let us actually experience the world of your story. In this blog post, I give you four questions that can help you connect your characters and plot to write a novel that engages readers on page one and keeps them reading to "the end". Write a great book that your future readers will love. #novelwriting #howtowriteanovel #creativewriting #writingtips #writingadvice #writingabook

Characters are the most important part of your novel. Characters let us actually experience the world of your story. In this blog post, I give you four questions that can help you connect your characters and plot to write a novel that engages readers on page one and keeps them reading to "the end". Write a great book that your future readers will love. #novelwriting #howtowriteanovel #creativewriting #writingtips #writingadvice #writingabook

Characters are the most important part of your novel. Characters let us actually experience the world of your story. In this blog post, I give you four questions that can help you connect your characters and plot to write a novel that engages readers on page one and keeps them reading to "the end". Write a great book that your future readers will love. #novelwriting #howtowriteanovel #creativewriting #writingtips #writingadvice #writingabook

Writing diverse characters matters, but it can be confusing and overwhelming to write characters that don't share your identities and experiences. In this blog post, I share three writing resources that will help you write diverse characters. Read now to learn more! #writing #creativewriting #writingtips #howtowrite #writingfiction #fictionwriting #novelwriting #editing #editingfiction

Need worldbuilding tips? Read this blog post to learn how plotters can create a world for their stories. These worldbuilding ideas are great for anyone who works from an outline, whether you write fantasy, science fiction or historical fiction! #howtowrite #writingabook #creativewriting #writinginspo #writingfantasy #writinganovel

You might have heard that you need an outline to write a book. That's not true. You can absolutely write a book with no outline, but the process will be different. This post has the tips you need to successfully write a book and create the world of your story without starting the process with an outline.