While writers the world over struggle to craft truly original stories, theorists spend their time identifying ways in which they are actually all the same. Joseph Campbell famously reduced the number of stories to just one: The Hero’s Journey, as outlined in his influential 1949 work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. In more recent …
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Characters are shaped by their pasts – that’s why so many superheroes have spin-offs dedicated to telling their origin stories. While you don’t need to write detailed accounts of what happens to make your protagonist who they are today (though you can if you like!), having some idea of where they came from can shape …
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A big HAPPY RELEASE DAY to our talented author, Bronwyn Eley, whose debut fantasy novel RELIC is out today. Relic is the first volume in the new YA fantasy series, The Relic Trilogy. Here’s the official blurb… In the city of Edriast, there is no deadlier duty than to serve as the Shadow. As …
So you’ve got a killer idea for a fantasy novel. That’s great! It’s a beautiful feeling; that newness of an idea. We get it. Your idea has ignited your imagination with world-building possibilities. Your characters are whispering sweet nothings into your ear about motive and magic. But where’s there’s magic, there must be a system. …
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Exciting news, folks! Our imprint indie house, Talem Press, has signed debut author, Bonnie Wynne, in a multi-book deal for her fantasy series The Price of Magic. Wynne is based in Sydney, where she works for the Australian government. Her debut novel and the first book in The Price of Magic series, The Ninth Sorceress, …
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A big HAPPY RELEASE DAY to our own Founding Editor, Helen Scheuerer, whose third novel War of Mist is out today. War of Mist is the 3rd and final volume in the bestselling YA fantasy trilogy, The Oremere Chronicles, and is published by our fiction imprint, Talem Press. Here’s the official blurb… War is here. …
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Cover reveals are always exciting… and this one is no different! In partnership with our imprint Talem Press, we’re absolutely thrilled to present the cover reveal for debut author Bronwyn Eley’s first novel, Relic. Feast your eyes below… Slated for release on September 12th this year, Relic is the absorbing first novel in The Relic …
It’s another incredibly exciting day for us here at Writer’s Edit… In partnership with our imprint Talem Press, we’re thrilled to bring you the cover reveal for our Founding Editor, Helen Scheuerer’s third fantasy novel, War of Mist. So without further ado… War of Mist is slated for release on July 25, this year! Explosive revelations, …
When you’re writing a fantasy novel, one of the most important parts of world-building is creating a magic system. Magic is one of the essential elements of any fantasy story. How big or small a role it plays in that story is completely up to you – but no matter what kind of magic system …
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As promised in our 2018 wrap-up post, we’ve got some exciting news to kick 2019 off with a bang… We’re so excited to announce that our fantasy publishing imprint Talem Press has signed debut author, Bronwyn Eley, in a three-book deal for her young adult fantasy series, titled The Relic Trilogy! With a background in the military, …
World-building is one of the most important parts of fantasy writing – and one that many writers understandably find challenging. As well as things like culture, customs, language, religion and politics, world-building involves the creation of the physical world itself. This is a huge undertaking, especially for writers whose strong point is storytelling, not geography! …
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Urban fantasy is one of the most popular fantasy subgenres around. Defined as stories with magical or supernatural elements that take place in a contemporary city or town setting, the urban fantasy category includes the likes of authors such as Patricia Briggs, Cassandra Clare, Neil Gaiman and Jim Butcher. Its definition seems simple, but what …
Ahh, romance. Not only is it a massively popular genre of its own, it’s also an extremely common element in countless other genres and categories – from literary fiction right through to sci-fi, fantasy and young adult fiction. However, writing romantic relationships isn’t easy. Just because it’s done often, doesn’t mean it’s always done right! If …
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Understanding your fiction genre, and its subgenres, lets you alter and conform with confidence. You want a book that works well with marketing and cover design, and you want your readers to feel, at the least, satisfied. Of course, adding your own unique flair is all part of the fun. And the best way to …
The lines separating genres in fiction writing can be hard to identify. Not everyone agrees where to draw them, and as trends in genre fiction evolve, they’re constantly changing anyway. What’s more, the cross-pollination of hallmarks and themes from different genres makes boxes and boundaries even trickier to establish. As writers, it is important to …
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So you’ve created a fantastical world full of unique cultures and ideas, and a diverse cast of characters to reflect that. And to add even more depth to your characters and setting, you want to weave in different languages. As a fantasy writer, using multiple languages has probably crossed your mind. While not an absolutely essential …
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Today is an incredibly exciting day for us here at Writer’s Edit. In partnership with our imprint Talem Press, we’re thrilled to bring you the exclusive cover reveal for our Founding Editor, Helen Scheuerer’s debut fantasy novel, Heart of Mist. So without further ado… In the novel, we follow 19-year-old Bleak as she seeks …
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So you want to write a fantasy novel. You’re enamoured with epic sagas from the likes of Tolkien, Martin and Rowling; you love everything about the genre, and you feel that you have your own fantasy story to tell. But this is a complicated genre to write in. While there aren’t hard-and-fast rules to follow, there are certain elements that must …
Genre, as a literary category, is defined by the content, tone or technique within a text. Pinpointing the genre of your novel is an essential part of the writing and publishing process. It shapes everything from your writing process, as you develop plot and themes, to the way you pitch your novel to publishers and …
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The word ‘series’ conjures up different emotions in different writers. Some might grin at the thought of spending multiple books exploring the world and story they’ve created. Others might rub their hands together at the potentially lucrative benefits of a long-running series. And still more might simply cry in horror, ‘A series? Writing one book is hard enough!’ …