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After a long day’s wielding their swords in pitched battle or employing the immense power of sorcery to defeat their opponents, knights and warlocks alike can reflect upon a force greater than themselves...In a genre where the vivid detail of world building is essential, and where the fight between good and evil still generally forms the basis of the narrative, faith matters in Fantasy fiction.

The 7 Basic Plots
K.A. Lugo

To understand what the Seven Basic Plots are in fiction, we must first understand what a plot is. For the sake of this discussion, For the sake of this discussion, I'll focus on movies, as I think most of us have seen many of the same ones, but we may not have read the same books.

The Hard Part's Over... Right?!?
Lynn Alexandria
McKendrick

I’d like to say that writing the first draft of my first novel was easy, but it wasn’t.

Getting Spooky With It
S.L.
Carpenter

It’s that time of year again. Time for the Big Three. We have gone all year, training for the gauntlet, the last three months of the year. That’s right, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The holidays that make or break us every year. Usually, they break us, as our money is all gone right after we get the credit card bills to a manageable level. But that’s an excuse for wimps.

Making It As An Author
Heather
McCorkle

With thousands of books releasing every day through online retail sites, it has never been harder to break into publishing, to have your books stand out, as well as stand the test of time. The first step to writing a great book is to write one that you love. That love shines through and makes it something special. Readers notice.

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