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You might have to be dead (or undead) to truly understand the definition of paranormal fiction. Perhaps that’s the reason why it’s such a co

What’s the difference between contemporary fantasy fiction and a romance novel? According to certain contemporary fantasy fiction writers’

Have you ever read up on the mythology of mermaids? Or faeries? Not fairies. Faeries. Or dragons? As a contemporary fantasy fiction write

Crime fiction writers, listen up if you want some real writing tips to improve your police stories. Academy is now in session thanks to reti

We’re up to one of my (admittedly many) favorite subgenres of all times: contemporary fantasy fiction. With it, we’re also discussing its cl

We’re onto step two of the “How to Write Your Novel” process. The first was to “figure out whether you need to put in research time before

This week’s focus on high fantasy fiction and epic fantasy fiction reminds me of a Pinterest writing prompt. It goes like this: What if the

Because of high fantasy fiction’s nature – epic fantasy fiction or otherwise – creating character name confusion is a risk. High fantasy fi

Try giving a definition for high fantasy fiction, and you’ll get a lot of industry agreement. Try giving a definition for epic fantasy ficti

Last week, we listed off The 8 Steps of Getting Ready to Publish Your Book. However, we did jump right into one aspect of Step #7 instead of

Fantasy fiction magic is some pretty powerful stuff. It can locate missing persons or items, open portals to whole new worlds, breathe spea

For such a free-spirit genre, it might seem silly to apply a fantasy fiction writing challenge at all. Why bother? What hurdles could possi

Putting together Innovative Editing’s newest Genuine Writer e-booklet guide the other day, I happened upon a memory from 2016. It involved a

Oh, fantasy fiction writing, what can we say about you? A whole lot, actually. That’s why the next three weeks will be filled with Definiti

There’s a basic publishing-process checklist I like to promote whenever I’m acting as a beta reader, manuscript editor or book coach. It’s o

Today’s science-fiction Writing Rule further explores yesterday’s Writing Challenge and Tuesday’s Definition. And it’s a must for anyone who

I just finished up a book about cryptids, a word I never knew existed before. In this particular non-fiction exploration’s case, the crypt

We writers crack me up sometimes. Especially on Facebook writers’ groups. The other day, I got a notice that someone had posted on one such

Science-fiction is a hardcore genre with hardcore fans and a hardcore history of making intense societal changes. Being the child of a Trek

We’ve already acknowledged writers’ very strong opinions about fan fiction. But it can go further than mere hurt feelings by authors who don