by Josiah DeGraaf | Sep 27, 2017 | Video
We’re going to be honest. This video may not be able to tell you how to write the worst fantasy novel ever. Because there are too many published novels already jockeying for the spot. But we’re going to do our best. Because what else are we supposed to do...
by kingdompen | Mar 20, 2017 | Articles, Plot, World Building
By Gabrielle Massman “Your story is a bit cliché, don’t you think?” For a long time, I dreaded I would hear those words. They seemed like the ultimate insult, meaning that anyone could have written my story. I was obsessed with avoiding clichés. I Googled “fantasy...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Mar 2, 2017 | Video
It was only a matter of time before a video series on character stereotypes would get to the evil overlord character. And so here we are. The overlord character often struggles to be much more than a cheap Sauron rip-off. And it often struggles to be more than a...