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In One Ear... One genre that takes a lot of hits for diversity is Fantasy.  And considering how often fantasy books can be very white...

Magic: How to do the Gathering Magical energy is gathered, usually by the practitioner from some source. This source can be mana...

The Theory of Mana Mana theory is the concept of magic as a force that is inherent in all objects, plants, and animals (including people)...

Word Café If you’re at the beginning stages of your novel, there are a lot of great resources out there for brainstorming and outlining...

ideas.ted.com “Lying is a cooperative act,” says professional lie detector Pamela Meyer (TED Talk: How to spot a liar). “Think about it,...

I can’t believe it! The 100th post thanks for everyone whose supported an followed me so far. I will keep putting more content on all of...

So this week I’ve basically had spotty WiFi reception to explain my lack updates lately. I had a special week long series I wanted to do...

Readers Unbound A new literary wind blew into our town last weekend. That’s when Decatur, GA, already a book lover’s Mecca, thanks to...

A writer's top tips Children and young people read just like adult do. They might enjoy epic space battles or lust filled romances or...

writermummy Ever since I started taking my writing craft seriously, I have read a lot of advice on how to write dialogue. Specifically on...

Subtypes Some creatures have one or more subtypes. Subtypes add additional abilities and qualities to a creature. Air Subtype This...

World Builder Blog I originally wrote this article for Johnn Four’s free roleplaying tips newsletter you can and should sign-up for over...

The World of the 7 Evil Dwarves I love book and movie characters with surprising twists (see my latest blog post about this at...

Very useful grammar checking tips! Nicholas C. Rossis Copyblogger and BlueGlass have created this awesome infographic with some common...

I Read Encyclopedias for Fun Moving on to the 8th top country to visit this blog, we have the city-state of Singapore.  It may be small,...

So because the Arcane Realm is primarily a fantasy world I’ve decided that it could use a list of creature types for the flora, fauna,...

Well that concludes the rough timeline of the Arcane Realm. It’s been a long process outlining an entire world’s history but I’ve had fun...

Rather Roundabout This isn’t a comprehensive guide on how to make characters or worlds, obviously, since that can’t just be told to...

Paint with Words I believe books are one of the most special gifts we can give children. According to Reading is Fundamental (RIF),...