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Tag: fantasy

TO BEST THE BOYS by Mary Weber, a review

January 14, 2020 Marti Johnson

Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins, Nashville, TN 2019 Unable to put it down, I read through this so quickly it’s hard to decipher what I liked

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Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan, a review

December 24, 2019 Marti Johnson

Ngan’s recently released second book in the trilogy is as compelling as the original. If you have gift cards to spend this holiday season, these

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Build your world using Inkarnate

June 25, 2019 Dana Nuenighoff

Have you ever opened up a fantasy novel and found yourself lost in the gorgeous map on the first pages? Have you found yourself falling

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World Building Part 2: Cultures

May 29, 2018 Dana Nuenighoff

One of my favorite world building tips comes from Victoria Schwab. In her “On Worldbuilding” video she says that as an author, we are only

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World Building: The World Itself

April 24, 2018 Dana Nuenighoff

Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. I love to escape our world for a moment and believe in the fantastical. However, my belief is

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Book Reviews: YA SciFi Fantasy and More

April 20, 2018 Alison Potoma

Last month, I took a break from writing, and decided to use my time to read instead. I dug out my library card, and headed

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Odyssey Online Writing Courses: Intense Focus, Great Results

December 6, 2016 Marianne Knowles

Last winter my novel got wrung out, taken apart, and put back together. It was praised and constructively critiqued by classmates from nearby towns and

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Writing for Computer Games

March 3, 2015 Alumni & Guests

By Almitra Clay You know how you tell someone you’re a writer and they say, “oh, I have this great idea for a novel,” and

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World-Building Errors, as Illustrated by Divergent

September 26, 2014 Alumni & Guests

By Almitra Clay Even if you haven’t read it or seen the movie, chances are you are aware of Veronica Roth’s Divergent. In the first

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