by Jesper Schmidt | Sep 28, 2020 | Podcast, Tips, Video, Writing
How do you battle visibility in today’s publishing landscape? How can you enable word-of-mouth marketing for your books? Lisa-Marie Cabrelli joins episode 92 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast. She is currently writing a PhD thesis on enabling readers to become...
by Autumn | Aug 31, 2020 | News and Events
Jesper and I love helping authors; it’s what we do! That is, after all, why we run the Am Writing Fantasy Podcast and before that on the YouTube channel. But really, the foundation of helping writers rests in our premium writing & marketing course, the...
by Jesper Schmidt | Aug 24, 2020 | Podcast, Tips, Worldbuilding, Writing
Is there such a thing as good and bad tropes, or are tropes just tropes? Join Autumn and Jesper as they dive into the land of clichés, but also stumbles over some fantasy gems. Episode 87 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast will walk you through some of the common...
by Jesper Schmidt | Jun 15, 2020 | Podcast, Tips, Writing
Every story needs a villain. Someone to oppose the protagonist. However, there are some traits that will make the antagonist memorable and feel like a real person, with true motives. In episode 77 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Autumn and Jesper explore how to...
by Autumn | Feb 28, 2020 | News and Events, Ultimate Fantasy Writer's Guide
Don’t be! There are a lot of resources available online (including here at Am Writing Fantasy!) but you know how it goes, you get what you pay for. And OMG, some of the old adages like “show, don’t tell” don’t tell you much without a bit...