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Tessa Barron
- Sep 14
- 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
- Jun 22
- 7 min
HOW TO write truly SCARY STORIES using techniques all the BEST horror writers know
Ever wonder how great horror writers can lure you in, scare the pants off you, and hang around in your mind for days, months, and sometimes
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K.E. Barron
- Nov 15, 2021
- 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 15, 2021
- 5 min
5 reasons to love the world-building in Robert Jackson Bennet's Foundryside
So here are 5 reasons why Foundryside has some of the best fantasy world-building you will see.
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Tessa Barron
- Jan 6, 2021
- 10 min
I Love You Because You're Here: Foul Fantasy Romances
….I love a good love story. Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror are my be-all-end-all, but if a saucy romance is injected into these genres, I eat i
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Tessa Barron
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
Juxtaposition: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...and the beautiful...cuz contrast
Just as an artist knows that a piece needs contrast to be engaging, a good writer knows that a book needs contrast to engage the reader.
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K.E. Barron
- Nov 13, 2020
- 7 min
Keeping it Simple, Stupid, In the Fantasy Genre
Writing fantasy is anything but simple. And reading fantasy novels, as brilliant and epic as they may be, is often a slog.
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