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Today my next newsletter will be going out. Lighten up your coffee break with some writing tips, prompts and more!
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Crafting a convincing fantasy setting, how important is it?
“Setting is a pretty all-encompassing element of your manuscript. It is difficult to talk about any one element in isolation.”
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This year is shaping up to be my best yet!
Of my 19 projects, 15 were wonderful fantasy manuscripts. 🔮
We won’t talk about metres knit. Among those projects is a jumper languishing until I buy more yarn.
I should probably admit that the Tough Mudder was only 5k!😊
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ALT Graphic reads: 6 month round-up. Words edited, 1,280,350; projects, 19; metres knit, 2559; tough mudders, 1.
It’s almost August, which can only mean one thing - a new newsletter!
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🧙♂️ Calling all fantasy authors! 🌟
Dive into our latest blog on crafting convincing fantasy settings. From maps to character traits, learn how to build immersive worlds that captivate your readers across every subgenre. 🌍📚✨
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”Something this book does brilliantly is establish strong motivations and goals for the character’s and is reactive to what might change those goals, and linking those goals to the overarching story.”
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Over halfway through July already! It is a new month which means a new theme for my newsletter. This month’s theme is ‘Playing with Subgenre’. Sign up today to get it in your inbox.
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Should I have read a near-future climate dystopia when I’m living in a present day climate dystopia? Perhaps not!
But here is my take as a developmental editor of Venomous Lumpsuckers by Ned Beauman: ajeditorialservices.com/post…
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ALT A Kobo displaying the Venomous Lumpsucker’s cover in greyscale held up against a patch of wild flowers and long grass. The cover has bold text and a weird looking fish thing.
”Read more than just one source of information. It’s so important that you don’t look at just one person’s experience or one organisation’s resources.”
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The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell is non-fiction, but what can fantasy authors learn from it?
Spoiler: This book might have the most literal book title I have ever come across.
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ALT A Kobo eReader with a greyscale cover of The Diary of a Bookseller sat on top of an assortment of paperback and hardback books.
Authenticity readers are a crucial part of the writing process. When exploring the world around us through our words, it is important to write compassionately and accurately.
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I finally got a chance to breathe this month! I’ve been on a non-stop rollercoaster of incredible editing projects this year. As much as I have enjoyed each project, it has been nice to take a step back and think ahead.
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ALT Graphic reads: June round-up. Pages edited, 120; pages read, 946; pages written, 7; cakes bakes, 1.
How much fact checking do you expect from your copyeditor? I am a Google Street View and a “I just checked your description against this folklore and I think dragons should have a bone here” type editor. But I recognise that there is a sliding scale on this!
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Tomorrow, my next Well Knit Words newsletter will be sent out. This week’s focus is community. I hope you enjoy!
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I love subverting genre. But to do it well, you have to know what you are subverting. Read my blog on how to please your fantasy readers.
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“I read that book at the right time.”
Not every book can speak exactly what you need to hear at the exact moment you need to hear it. But isn’t it transportive when the stars align!
What books have been exactly right for the you of the moment?
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Are you in a writing group? I am often worried that bringing a story into the light before it is fully cemented with cause it to disintegrate. But talking about bookish things with bookish people is just too fun.
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What writer do you think has the best voice? Finding your own narrative voice can be really tricky. There is a fine line between “inspired by” and “derivative of”. For a lot of us, a narrative voice is already hidden in our words.
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What are you reading? Exclusively reading the genre you write is fantastic for building an intimate relationship with the genre and your readers expectations. But I find so much value in reading beyond that.
What do you read?
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What does your daily routine look like? Many writers have minimum daily word counts they meet without fail, or dedicated time that they would always write, or full days just for writing. How can you make writing a priority in your life?
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