by Autumn | Feb 3, 2017 | Tips, Writing
What do readers love most about fantasy books? I’ve been asking that question to everyone who picks up a free copy of my fantasy novels for the last few years. Sometimes people answer it is the adventure they love, more often they will say the characters. But...
by Autumn | Jun 17, 2016 | Tips, Writing
What is the first step you take when creating a fantasy world? If you read my post on Map Making 101, you know I like drawing a visual map. It creates a world that is entwined with my growing story faster than just about any technique. But there is actually one step...
by Autumn | Jan 29, 2016 | Tips, Writing
It started because my editor said I couldn’t use the description “navy blue.” “Because,” she pointed out, “not every navy on earth even uses the same color of blue,” much less the possible armada in my fantasy world. She suggested I use “dark blue.” The proverbial...
by Autumn | Jul 17, 2015 | Tips, Writing
As a reader, one of my favorite things is entering a new world that feels like it existed, in all of its glorious complexities, far before I opened the book housing it. I feel like a discoverer of a lost or hidden world. In other words, the setting feels real. Isn’t...
by Autumn | Aug 2, 2013 | Born of Water, Rule of Fire, The World of Myrrah, Writing
Sometimes my fantasy world building spills over into the real world. You see, my husband and I are building a house. We aren’t expert carpenters or plumbers. Even more challenging is it is in a remote spot and off-grid. Lots of hurdles to tackle there. I feel like...