A Quick Interview with James T. Callum
A quick interview with James T. Callum, author of the popular litRPG series Beastborne Chronicles.
Worldbuilding and Wiki(s)
Connecting worldbuilding to wikis.
The Hook
A fast analysis of my own hooks in each novel.
An Interview with Andrew K. Rowe
An interview with Andrew K. Rowe, an innovator in the world of fantasy literature.
Obligatory systems in Progressive Fantasy
A not so quick analysis of three progressive fantasy series.
Story Grid (Ongoing Notes)
The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know is a book written by, Editor/Agent/Author and a plenitude of other titles, Shawn Coyne. The purpose of this post is just to highlight 3 things I’ve found in the first 15% of the book. I’m planning on posting more of these for two […]
Meditation and Writing
A quick connection between meditation and writing with a process.
Epiphany
My epiphany for how to dive faster into a novel.
Fantasy Review: Beastborne Chronicles by James T. Callum (ongoing)
Title: The Beastborn Chronicles (First Two Books) Author: James T. Callum Location of book: https://amzn.to/3llIVyR (kindle only) Review Score: 20/10/20/10/10= 70/100 Difference between a litRPG and progressive fantasy: https://abnormalvaverage.com/2020/10/24/reviews-and-a-new-genre/ Creativity: 20 (-5 for crazy-long expositions) Plot: 10 (-10 for cutoffs that cause frustration. -5 for random subplots that go nowhere) Dialogue: […]
Quicklist- LitRPG Fantasy
LitRPG, short for Literary Role Playing Game, is a literary genre combining the conventions of computer RPGs with science-fiction and fantasy novels.[1] The term is a neologism introduced in 2013. The above is taken from the wikipedia page found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG Ever further does my teaching experience influence this blog. Maybe I should just lean into the fact that I like writing […]
