A Writer’s Keystone Habits
JL NICH Blog Beats A Writer’s Keystone Habits. What are the keystone habits of a writer? What is a keystone habit?
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Writer’s Craft
Banishing Book-ache Blues; Becoming A Revisionary Writer
JL NICH Blog Beats Banishing Book-ache Blues; Becoming A Revisionary Writer: Should you be reading this article on revision and editing? Are you a writer? Check. Have you finished Step 1? Uncertain?
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7 Tips How to Create a New Species for SFF Authors
As an author or storyteller, have you ever wondered where the Star Wars franchise, overly hairy, Chewbacca came from? Or who designed the magnificent Kraken creation from Clash of the Titans? What did you think about the amazing worms from Frank Herbert’s Dune? Did you find the lovely Borrowers made famous by author Mary Norton to be utterly fantastical?
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Futuristic Jobs as SFF Authors See It
Futuristic Jobs as SFF Authors See It by JL Nich This article examines three areas of Science Fiction and Fantasy jobs authors write as possibilities in our futuristic world(s). Jobs, Big Business, and Food are examined. Will everyone own their own spaceship or work on a flight crew? Will the big business have conglomerates like
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SFF Fantasy Transportation
What mode of transportation does your main character use to get from point A to point B? How do your favorite author’s characters travel? Is the travel made with advanced technology or by fantasy magic?
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Perfecting Problem Plot twists.
Somewhere during the book, a change took place, and, oh boy, you were not expecting it. Does Science Fiction Fantasy have a plot twist? Let’s jog your memory. “I see dead people.” “Where’s the Goat?” Ok that last one was Jurassic Park. I love that missing goat scene.
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Foreshadowing LGBT
Foreshadowing – A good writer will give warnings or indication in hints or clues to an unknown future event.
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Everything (Part 1) About Apocalyptic Writing
I must begin this article by stating I am a huge apocalyptic reader fan. I’ve read a ton of this subgenre. I watch movies and listen to audibles. I’m not the know all but I enjoy a good Apoc book that tells me how things might END THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT .
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Everything (Part 2) About Apocalyptic Writing
Everything (2) About Apocalyptic Writing by JL Nich This is part two of my Apocalyptic blog series. The first part linked here. In this article I’ve discussed Where does the story takes place? What is the main characters true dilemma? How do you end a story like this? The Walking Dead A group of survivors,
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The Glorious Art of World Building
Writers build worlds. Readers critique worlds. It’s a simple formula called Writer bleeds from the readers cut. Of course, there are band-aid readers too but knives to band-aid are 100:1. That’s a random ratio made up in my very creative mind.
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