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Worldbuilding 5: culture

Culture

Culture is a slippery concept; it's one of those terms we all know the meaning of until we actually think about it. For the writer, culture can be a two-edged sword: ignore it and your story lacks depth, colour and context; focus too much on it and you risk bamboozling - or worse, boring - your reader into putting the book down.  Read more

Worldbuilding 3: geography and physical location

Geography and physical location

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Worldbuilding 2: the basics of writing fantasy fiction

The basics of writing fantasy fiction

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Worldbuilding 1: character names in fantasy novels

Character names in fantasy novels

 

One of the more rewarding - and difficult - things about writing a fantasy novel is having the opportunity to create and describe a world different from our own; one where magic is real, where non-human beings interact with us, and where reality has a shape and texture that is anything but mundane.  Read more

Fact to Fiction

A writer's story

Eleni CottonPeople often ask how I start work on a novel.  Read more

Talking to Publishers 2

Historical Fiction at Top Hat

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Talking to Publishers 1

Compass Books' own books for writers

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Conscious Writing

How to Write From the Heart with the Voice of Your Soul

Julia McCutcheon  Read more

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