It’s time for another look behind the cover. My first non-fiction book Building Dark Worlds: A World Building Guide will be released in October. The cover presented a new challenged. I knew I wanted to use this image. I’m gathering my posts about #worldbuilding to turn them into an ebook #amwriting #darkfantasy http://t.co/K8TusX1NEu pic.twitter.com/ECiCKY4m5M — Auden Johnson (@audendj)…
It’s kind of funny. We write fantasy where pretty much anything is possible and we still can get stuck writing what we know. Who came up with that concept anyway, write what you know. Today, I came across this post Science in Science Fiction: seasons. “Even on Earth, there are many places where the seasons don’t…
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ Horror So, you want to write a superhero story? It Came from the Water! Top Aquatic Horror Movies End of the World Literature – Post-Apocalyptic Fiction– Book Recommendations On Research, Rabbit Holes, and Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Exploring Sensitive Topics in Fantasy MIND MELD: How Games Inspire Our Creativity Stina Leicht, Author of COLD IRON, on…
I love, love dark stories. I love horror. I love those authors that aren’t afraid to go there. The pure good guys are boring. I need an anti-hero- a character with some sass and some questionable morals. Throw in some gore, set the story in a fantasy world and I am there. Dark is not…
I mentioned awhile ago that I’m taking my world building posts and putting them into a Dark Fantasy World Building book. I’ve been researching new topics for the book. Dystopian fiction is one of those topics. It’s dark and it’s similar to a post-apocalyptic world- the book addresses both topics. I’ve been struggling with whether…
I’m gathering my posts about world building to turn them into an ebook. Problem is, there’s a ton of world building ebooks out there. How will mine be different? Most books seem to focus on building traditional, Tolkienesque, worlds. I see an opening. I’ll focus on dark, non-traditional, world building. I need to do research….
Where are the otherworldly POV characters in fantasy? I don’t mean dwarfs, elves, vampires and werewolves/shifters. I don’t have a problem with those beings. I just prefer characters like the Blood in Anne Bishop’s Black Jewels series and the Others from Sergei Lukyanenko’s Watch series. Otherworldly characters are fascinating. I can’t find books I can…
Got world building block? Welcome to the party. I’m still having trouble with my work in progress. I touched on it in the post a A Different Fantasy Land. So, let’s go back to the basics. Where can fantasy world ideas come from? Getting ideas can be difficult if you’re like me and don’t want to do…
Never knew world building dragons could be so much fun. Stuck in your fantasy story? Try doing some image searches. I want dragons in my latest WIP Devortus Reigns. Never used them before. The creatures need to be different…somehow. On to Pinterest and Google Images. I already have a Fantasy/Mystical Creatures board. Follow Auden’s board…
I want my WIP, a novella- Devortus Reigns, to take place in a different kind of fantasy world. No medieval lands, no fairy tale-like settings or the typical “dark” landscapes. If it’s a sweeping grassy plain or a towering castle or a charred land, I don’t want it. If it looks like something from Lord of the…
