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Brandon Sanderson is just a gift that keeps on giving, be it Words of Radiance, Mistborn, Steelheart or even Warbreaker. Robin Hobb is great because she doesn't pull any punches, ...

Things Fall Apart is excellent, as is Arrow of God. Other great authors include Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, who, in A Grain of Wheat, explores (among other ideas) the impact of ...

I don't think the characters fighting each other so often is the problem, it's that they're fighting each other without resolution so often. Part of this is that you're bringing ...

It's also worth noting that the more detail that goes into the explanations, the more troublesome they can become (the explanation for the Force and midichlorians in Star Wars episode ...

Overarching moral alignment (Good/Evil, Jedi/Sith, Selfless/Selfish). Structural ethical positioning (Order/Chaos, Individualist/Socialist) Elements (Water/Fire, Earth/Air, Blood/Mana) Otherwise look

Do you find this helps with your writing? It looks impressive.

Name's are a great opportunity for character development, not for the named character but for the parents who choose the name. Sure naming traditions have waned in the West, but ...

None of my major pieces have done this but a few things I picked up in shorter projects included: - Clear boundaries. To explain why heroes or villains haven't simply ...

Benfranks I assume they mean "dissonant" or "incoherent:. A fantasy setting calls for and explains a certain amount of craziness, but when that craziness is exceeded without reason, it's like ...

Tony Shillitoe, an Australian Author, used small dragons to great effect. In D&D Pseudodragons also tend to crop up as a familiar (companion) of wizards and sorcerors. Generally I think ...

There are fans of both the hero and the antihero; but what people really, truly remark on is when a character journeys from the domain of one and into that ...

Good to see another writer cranking the underused Gorgon/Rakshasa villains. Have you considered the old ogre/troll/giant/Minotaur types? Obviousl you've gone for mystique over muscle with your little

Hmmm I'm actually having a similar problem with a race of Daemons, and my mc in particular. For Ca-people I have to say that the above advice sounds good, but ...

Hmm I agree with W, don't change your novel just to have the character: characters serve the plot and no other master. But I mean, if the novel is improved ...

Robbing the bank had been a good idea at the time; but like communism, it seemed far harder a plan to implement than formulate.