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Tessa Barron
- 6 days ago
- 8 min
Over-Complicated Fantasy Writing: The Problem
Discover the common pitfalls of overly complicated fantasy writing and learn how to avoid them in this informative blog post.
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K.E. Barron
- Jan 19
- 10 min
In Defense of Tropes Part 3: The Chosen Many
Fantasy writer K.E. Barron gives us her unpopular take on the most hated tropes in the genre. This time she takes on the "Chosen One."
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Tessa Barron
- Jan 9
- 5 min
Ancient Apocalypse: How the Netflix Hit Proves There is Still Uncharted Territory for Fiction
Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse, a show that proves to me that there is still unexplored terrain for speculative writers. Here is why.
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Tessa Barron
- Oct 28, 2022
- 9 min
Speculative Fiction Sucks at Giving us Satisfying Character Arcs
Fantasy and Sci-fi writers can sometimes forget about character arcs to focus on worldbuilding and plotting. But you can do both.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 27, 2022
- 7 min
Fiction Writing: Shallow Relationships and How to Write Yours Better
Many writers have a problem with writing relationships in their fiction that feel believable and relatable. Here are 5 steps to help.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 23, 2022
- 8 min
Cool Ideas, and the #1 Method I Know of to Come Up With Them
How does a fantasy writer come up with an epic, unique idea? Creativity can be hard. I know of only one tried and tested method that works.
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Tessa Barron
- Sep 14, 2022
- 7 min
What's the Rush? Why you Should Hold Off Publishing that First Book in Your Series
Fantasy writers have an obsession with getting their first book in a series out as quickly as possible, but this is a huge mistake!
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 24, 2021
- 11 min
HOPEPUNK - A TREND IN SCI FI AND FANTASY I HOPE TO GOD GOES AWAY
I came across a fiction niche called hopepunk and it is NOT ok. I'm going to have to rant about this.
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K.E. Barron
- Feb 19, 2021
- 12 min
In Defense of Tropes Part 2: You CAN Change Him
In this installment, I aim to defend another trope. One that is just as overused in women's fiction but even more problematic. It's the roug
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K.E. Barron
- Jan 22, 2021
- 9 min
In Defense of Tropes Part 1: Three is not a crowd
As a child... ...I remember watching movies with my family, and I was always amazed at how my mom could say verbatim the line that the...
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