Writing Blog
This regular column is for authors–of every genre–who want to achieve their dreams on not just writing a book, but to write a great book that readers will love. We share our experiences and insights after publishing and marketing more than thirty books (many bestsellers and award winning ones) to reach more readers.
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Our Favorite Book Sales Tracker and Why You Need One
Do you know how well your books are selling? We mean really know? Without accurate sales and royalty data, you can't...
Top 10 Reasons Why Your Character Will HATE You
In this episode of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Autumn and Jesper compete to come up with the best (or worst...
What Fantasy Readers are Looking For—with Damon Courtney
What are fantasy readers looking for? What attracts them to your book? What sort of reader magnet do they pick up the...
Magic Systems Explained
How do you create a magic system for your novel that is both unique and interesting? How do you tackle magic systems...
What is Deep POV and How Can it Help Your Story?
Do you want to make your characters and writing pop? There are some pro techniques to enhance a character and connect...
Inciting Incident
This is where something big happens! Picking up from the previous post where we talked about the Intro, the next phase...
Will Social Media Actually Help to Sell Books?
Perhaps you've asked yourself more than once whether or not social media actually sells any books? Is it worth...
Build a fantasy world while growing your story
Fantasy worlds are AWESOME! It could be argued that a fantasy story without an amazing world just doesn't feel like...
Top 10 WORST Fantasy Worlds
An awesome fantasy world can make a story — just as a terrible or terrifying one can make you run for a different...