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Creating Diverse Fantasy Worlds: BIPOC Characters

Over the years, I’ve talked a lot about my love for diverse fantasy worlds. I particularly enjoy seeing black and brown people […]

Creating fantasy races is probably one of my favorite parts of world-building. I talked a bit about this topic in the post […]

Last week, we talked about creating magic systems. Today, we’re going over questions to answer as you’re creating a fictional world. We’re […]

I’ve talked a lot about fantasy writing but the only world building template I created is in the book Building Dark Worlds. […]

Weeks ago, Cartoon Network posted a video mentioning black medieval knights. Black inventors, heroes, and leaders are often left out of history. […]

The definition of a good fantasy story can be pretty arbitrary. What’s interesting for one person will be boring for another. Defining […]

Dark fantasy is an interesting genre. It’s broad yet simple. It’s difficult to pin down a definition. I usually see it as […]

Have you ever returned to an old fantasy story, or any story, and go, why did I think this was good? Design […]

I like creating a magical fantasy world. I don’t mind books centered around regulars characters. But, I love, love stories where the […]

Writing a fantasy novel often means world-building, even when you’re basing it off a real-world location. I have a love-hate relationship with […]