Fantasy Links 2/29/20

Happy Leap Day!

Today has two links on storytelling and writing. The first is about four essential elements of character arcs: https://mythcreants.com/blog/the-four-essentials-of-an-effective-character-arc/

The second article is about using failure in your stories: https://mythcreants.com/blog/how-to-use-failure-in-your-story/

Fantasy Link 2/23/20

Today's link is to a podcast about trees in fantasy and science fiction: https://mythcreants.com/blog/263-trees-in-spec-fic/

Fantasy Link 2/22/20

Today's link is to an article on writing and storytelling about how to keep authorities out of your story: https://mythcreants.com/blog/ten-ways-to-keep-authorities-out-of-your-plot/

Fantasy Link 2/21/20

Today's post has two links to share:

The first is an article to the magazine Heroic Fantasy Quartly:   https://www.blackgate.com/2020/02/21/heroic-fantasy-quarterly-good-news-in-three-acts/#more-417841

The second is to a commentary article about the reason why male objectified characters doesn't hold up: https://mythcreants.com/blog/why-but-men-are-objectified-too-doesnt-hold-up/

Fantasy Link 2/17/20

Today's link is to an article about seven fantasy books told in multiple viewpoints: https://www.tor.com/2020/02/17/7-fantasies-told-across-multiple-points-of-view/

Fantasy Link 2/16/20

Today's link is to a podcast on describing characters: https://mythcreants.com/blog/262-describing-characters/

Fantasy Link 2/15/20

Today's link is to a writing article about the purple writing of the Witcher series and how to learn from it: https://mythcreants.com/blog/lessons-from-the-purple-writing-of-the-witcher/

Fantasy Link 2/9/20

Today's link is to a podcast about the fantasy television series "The Witcher": https://mythcreants.com/blog/261-the-witcher-tv-show/

Fantasy Links 2/8/20

Today's two links are about writing and storytelling. The first is about reactivity and proactivity for effect: https://mythcreants.com/blog/how-storytellers-use-reactivity-proactivity-for-effect/  and seven ways to improve your minions: https://mythcreants.com/blog/seven-tricks-to-improve-your-minions/

Fantasy Link 2/2/20

Today's link is to a podcast about swamps, bogs, marshes and fens as setting in writing: https://mythcreants.com/blog/260-swamps-bogs-and-fens-oh-my/

Fantasy Link 2/1/20

Today's link is to an article that analyzes overpowered characters and how to fix the problem: https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-overpowered-characters-and-how-to-fix-them/