@anne_the_noob14 (Thanks! I found it on Pinterest)

@anne_the_noob14 My advice is to either a) Have a doctor friend, or b) Look for a post on the subject on Pinterest or Instagram. At least that’s where I get most of my information, though I never use it. 🙂

I usually have characters, and then plot comes from their motivations and backstories. I started off with characters and then worlds. I only decided on the overarching theme less than a year ago, but I like it, and I think it fits with everything.

Also, every single fantasy thing that I have ever written is connected to a main plot, so…I guess…[Read more]

My personal favorite would be Bryan Davis’s Dragons In Our Midst series, as well as his Oracles of Fire series. Worth checking out!

I’m kinda late I guess…but anyway. Basically I have Magic Users and regular people. Magic Users have an extremely long lifespan, and each get one named Ability, but when they use the ability it shortens their lifespan. They have to train in order to cut down the time that is taken off.

Ooh, that’s a lot. Glad to see Wuxia fantasy on there. I guess judging by the descriptions mine is most definitely series fantasy. Except I wouldn’t let other people touch my work.

@bigideaskc Ooh that clears up a lot. So what exactly is speculative fiction? Something like Kafka’s Metamorphis?

This is probably a tangent, but what does a fantasy book look like within a fantasy book?