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  • Story Mystic

The cards say… go for it!

  • Ann Langley
  • Posted on May 16, 2022May 8, 2022

Story Mystic is a new column for writers. Each month I will draw five cards…

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  • Constructing Fantasy

Worldbuilding Beyond SFF

  • Ella Syverson
  • Posted on April 20, 2022April 21, 2022

I am standing in the water and it is cool and soft against my calves.…

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  • Constructing Fantasy

Building a Magic System

  • Ella Syverson
  • Posted on November 24, 2021

What is magic, and how does it work? Is magic something done by wizards with…

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  • Constructing Fantasy

Romanticization as Worldbuilding

  • Ella Syverson
  • Posted on October 21, 2021October 20, 2021

Picture this: soft piano music plays. Sunbeams peek through window curtains. A manicured hand pours…

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  • Atmosphere as Character

Reading for Writing

  • Kaya Kanda
  • Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021

I’ve read plenty of “how to write” books focused on creativity and authorship – especially…

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  • In Search of the Dream World

What’s in a Name? Naming Strategies in Fantasy and Science Fiction

  • Greta Hayer
  • Posted on July 26, 2021July 25, 2021

I have agonized over names. Boy names, girl names, names that slip between binary genders.…

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  • A Place Where It Rains

The Zeigarnik Finish Line: Tricking Yourself Into Finishing Stuff

  • Tracy Townsend
  • Posted on May 28, 2021May 26, 2021

If you want me to abandon something I’m writing, this conversation is almost guaranteed to…

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  • Writing While Woman

Writing While Woman: Letting Go

  • Tiffany Meuret
  • Posted on May 10, 2021May 8, 2021

If you have ever read any of my other articles, you’ll come to the quick…

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  • A Place Where It Rains

The Triggering Townsend: On Writing the Actual Subject

  • Tracy Townsend
  • Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

When it comes to emotional events, I’m notoriously dry-eyed. I don’t get misty at funerals,…

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  • Quaint and Curious Volumes

The Life and Evolution of the Creepypasta

  • Eve Taft
  • Posted on April 14, 2021

I spent a lot of my teenage years trawling through creepypasta.com because, as is apparent…

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