Making a fantasy world map (Building a fantasy series, part two)

July 10, 2018June 28, 2018 by Beth

I’ve been fascinated by fantasy world maps since I was a kid. I always told myself that when I eventually published my own fantasy books, I’d make sure they had maps. Preferably ones I drew myself, since I’m a control freak like that. Having done map making the “right” way… Read the rest...

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Building a fantasy series, part one: Creating the world

July 3, 2018June 27, 2018 by Beth

I ran across a great article from NowNovel that came with an infographic laying out some things to address when creating a fantasy world. For convenience, I’ve included it here. To get things started, I’ll share a quick breakdown of the answers for a few of these, as well as… Read the rest...

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Building a series from the ground up

June 26, 2018June 11, 2018 by Beth

Before I even started the book, I decided I was going to put paranormal stories aside after I finished Her Midnight Hunter. Right now, I’m hoping to be done with it in August, so that I can tackle a new project in the fall. My first instinct when returning to… Read the rest...

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Audience of one

June 19, 2018June 10, 2018 by Beth

Trying to become a full-time author is fraught with bad advice. Over time, you get better at absorbing the good advice and abandoning what doesn’t work for you. After all, no two people will ever use the same methods, no matter how similar their work may be. Despite this, there’s… Read the rest...

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A week of 2k a day: Afterthoughts

June 12, 2018June 9, 2018 by Beth

Last week was my challenge week. The goal: Write 2,000 words every day, Monday through Friday. The plan was to end the week with 10,000 words of new material written for Her Midnight Hunter, the next book in my current paranormal trilogy. HMH needs to be done before I move… Read the rest...

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2,000 words a day

June 5, 2018May 31, 2018 by Beth

This week’s a special one. The munchkin is attending VBS for the first time, and while part of me feels like I probably should have volunteered as a program assistant, the week has an important purpose for me: teaching me what it’ll be like to be alone during the day.… Read the rest...

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Story afterthoughts

June 1, 2018May 30, 2018 by Beth

I’ve had a bit of time to simmer on things now, shortly after finishing the five-chapter mini-adventure I decided to write just for the heck of it. I planned for it to do a few things, and when I thought about it, I figured it was worth taking a second… Read the rest...

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The End

May 30, 2018 by Beth

Chapter Five Had the blade not sunk so deep, or had the angle been different, or had Rune been even the tiniest bit stronger, the razor-sharp edge of the enchanted sword would have torn the beast open from head to tail. Instead, the sword sank to the hilt, embedded in… Read the rest...

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The Arches Fall

May 15, 2018 by Beth

Chapter Four The body of the beast writhed in the moonlight, gleaming wet brown-gray. Sera paced backwards as it twisted. Rune couldn’t fault her fear. But the beast, which tracked them so easily underground, made no indication it sought them now. “Steady,” Rune said, shifting his sword, settling the contours… Read the rest...

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Think you can’t afford a BJD? Read this.

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 by Beth

I apologize for the interruption in story time, but with everything going on in my favorite hobby right now, I figured this was a good thing to share because not a lot of people are talking about this aspect of the hobby at the moment. See, one of the most… Read the rest...