Fantasy

Tessa Barron

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.

K.E. Barron

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."

Tessa Barron

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.

Tessa Barron

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.

Tessa Barron

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.

Tessa Barron

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.

Tessa Barron

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!

Tessa Barron

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.

K.E. Barron

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

K.E. Barron

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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