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  A List Of Fantasy Books: Some Reads For If You Are In A Slump Hello my fellow readers! I decided that I should list some of my favorite Fantasy reads for any of you who are in a reading slump! I will be giving a brief description of the book, the title, and if it has swearing/violence/etc. All of these books are also no-spice or closed door, and some may have some swearing and violence, but other than that, these books are good! (I will be stating which ones have violence, swearing, etc.) THE BOOKS Shadow And Bone by Leigh Bardugo - Some Swearing & A Lot Of Violence, No Spice This is a YA Dark Fantasy that is about Alina Starkov, an ordinary soldier of Ravka… until she releases a bright burst of light while in The Fold, a big swath of darkness with terrible creatures.  Renegades by Marissa Meyer - Some Swearing & A Lot Of Violence, No Spice This is a YA Dark Fantasy-Sci-fi that is about Nova, a villain with the power to put people to sleep, and Adrian, t...

  Beginning To End: A Course On Writing Fiction  Hello my fellow writers! I have been pondering over making a writing series, after I wrap up the Dialogue Mini-Series, and this was my main idea. Do you guys think I should go through with something like this? Would you read it? Whatever your answer, please comment it! I will tell you about the course, including the planned topics I want to do, and what each topic entails(brief description).  What is this course? This is a course that takes you through the fundamentals and basics of writing fiction, from how to start a story to writing the end. Each topic is explained in a beginner-friendly manner, and the course is set up specifically for newer writers, though all can use this course. Some topics: Intro How To Start A Story  Storytelling Essentials Determining The Genre The Wide World Setting The Scene Creating Characters Picking A Plot Crafting Conflict Dialogue & Voice POV & Tense Picking The Pace ...

  THEY MUST DIE: My Book Chapter That Got A Merit Award & An Invitation To AG National Fine Arts Hello my fellow readers and writers! The Fine Arts festival was quite literally yesterday, so I decided that I would post my chapter so that you guys could read it– I will be posting an updated one with my Nationals results once that takes place. For those of you who don’t know, I submitted a Book Chapter to AG Michigan Fine Arts, titled THEY MUST DIE. Now, Merit Awards go to those who score between 36-40 points, AND were the highest scoring of their category. I got a 38.33 out of 40. National Fine Arts takes place in St. Louis, Missouri sometime during July of this year (I cannot remember the specific date). I also had to submit a summary of my story, so I will be including that as well. (This is a work-in-progress that has gone on the backburner because of Storm of Blood– I would like to continue this project, do you think I should?) The Summary/Blurb Ruth is trying to be a Follo...

  How to Write Good Dialogue That Sounds Real: Part Two Hello and welcome back to my dialogue mini-series! Last time, we covered the “As you know, Bob…” and Name Dropping specifics, and we are still on what type of dialogue that you want to fix/avoid.  We will be going over 2 more types of dialogue to fix, and then after that… we have one more type of bad dialogue, and then after that we will be moving onto how to write good dialogue instead of just stuff to try and avoid. On-the-nose Dialogue(and Drama) This type of dialogue is where the characters are very… obvious, on-the-nose, or just… not realistic in the sense that the characters are being straight forward to a ridiculous degree. By this I mean: If Character A asks Character B why they are made at A, is B really going to say, I’m mad at you because you missed thirteen of my calls after I got into a car crash? No! At least, not realistically. Maybe B shouts something similar, but certain emotions, even when explainin...