My stance on beta readers and critique groups isn’t as contrary as my last post made it seem. I use beta readers. Sometimes, it’s just my wife. Sometimes I’ll seek out subject matter experts or other genre writers. I’m very particular about who I solicit input from, and what input I’m interested in. I used [...]
Choosing a fantasy fiction title
Filed under Tips & Tools on June 2, 2009
Tagged: fantasy fiction, Relvan's Rescue, titles
Serial fantasy fiction at Paths of Adventure
Filed under Writing Journal on April 28, 2009
Tagged: fantasy fiction, flash fiction, serial fiction
Serial and flash fiction are popular formats among online markets like Mindflights or Laser & Sword. The short length makes them an easy read on a web page, and in the case of serials, a natural hook to draw traffic back to the site time and again. I’ve toyed with the idea of publishing fantasy [...]
Following a new path
Filed under Site News on April 21, 2009
Tagged: blogging, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy fiction, RPG
Where did everybody go? Traffic to the site dropped by almost half exactly last week. I’m pretty sure it’s related to the expiration of the kameronmf.com domain, which happened back on April 10th. Hopefully, folks will find their way back. I know I’ll still be here. I really enjoy blogging. It helps me sort through [...]
Using magic in fantasy fiction
Filed under Tips & Tools on April 14, 2009
Tagged: fantasy fiction, magic, world-building
Magic is a mainstay–some might even argue a defining characteristic–of fantasy fiction. A writer determines whether magic follows a system of rules or leaves it mysterious and unexplained when building the world the story is set in. That is only the first step of using magic in fantasy fiction, however. The writer then needs to [...]
Where do you start a story
Filed under Tips & Tools on April 7, 2009
Tagged: fantasy fiction, novels, short stories
One result of the expanded role for Lady Temmere in “Relvan’s Rescue” was my decision to begin the story a few scenes “later” than where I originally started it. Where to start your fantasy fiction story is both an important and difficult decision to make. You only get one chance to hook the reader, to [...]
