I go through phases all the time when it comes to music, to reading, and even to writing. Right now, I’ve really been trying to write more fantasy. It’s not easy, since this isn’t my number one genre. In fact, other than dabbling in a little bit of urban fantasy, I haven’t written much fantasy […]
Creating a Fantasy Magic System
To continue on yesterday’s theme of worldbuilding and fantasy, I thought it would be appropriate to talk a little about magic. Or Magick as the kids like to spell it sometimes. But whichever way you prefer to label your spells, it’s pretty much a given that you’ll be including them in your fantasy novel. Spellcasting […]
4 Areas to Increase Conflict in Your Story
I was looking over one of my unfinished pieces of fiction, trying to figure out what exactly was wrong with it before taking it down the path of becoming a finished piece of fiction and one thought kept popping into my head: “This is boring.” That’s a rather painful realization to have about a work-in-progress, […]
A new look at revisions
I’ve been feeling a little down about writing stuff for the last few days. Not a big deal, and that’s the not point of this post. But to state it simply, I was looking over my WIP folder and everything there seemed like crap. And then I started thinking about some novels I started and […]
Podcast Episode 53 – Religion in Your Fiction (part 1)
In this episode of the Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss how to respectfully incorporate religion in the setting of your fictional world, and also how to use religion to further develop your characters. Related Links: Holy Fudgesicles, The Exorcist, Until the End About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with […]
Don’t be so passive
So I’m sitting there looking at my folder of short story WIPs and a voice kept calling out to me saying: You need to publish another book. And it’s true. I do. The only problem is that to publish one means I need to finish one. I have a folder of novel WIPs and ideas […]
Podcast Episode 52 – Two-year Anniversary Episode (What We Learned)
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott celebrate the two-year anniversary of the podcast by sharing what they’ve learned about writing since starting the show and also share our big goals for the coming year. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He […]
Reader Email: Self Publishing Options
One of my favorite things about this blog is having the opportunity to interact with readers, whether through email, or on my social media sites. The business of writing can be a scary thing and I like to hope I can help newer writers find the answers they are looking for. So I thought it […]
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