Writing Fantasy

Tips on writing fantasy from a Christian worldview, character development, world mapping, scene creation, outlining, name generators, fantasy races and more.
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Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of War' - Part 49 - Tower Defense
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of War' - Part 49 - Tower Defense
3 Ways to Create Fantasy Names
Reading and researching old books from the countries or regions which have influenced your setting can be a big help. Consider the character of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Heath means ‘an area of land covered in heather or similar low dense shrubbery’, and Cliff is ‘a high steep rock or precipice’. Heathcliff is a perfect name for the dishevelled and tortured romantic hero living on the English moors. #fantasynames #writingfantasy #nameresearch #fantasynovels
Cover art for fantasy novel 'Crimson Dawn' by Benjamin T. Collier. Sequel to 'The Kingdom'
Cover art for fantasy novel 'Crimson Dawn' by Benjamin T. Collier. Sequel to 'The Kingdom' #crimsondawn #benjamintcollier #coverart #fantasynovel
Cover art for fantasy novel 'The Kingdom' by Benjamin T. Collier
Cover art for fantasy novel 'The Kingdom' by Benjamin T. Collier #thekingdom #benjamintcollier #coverart #fantasynovel
A young boy becomes a warrior
A young Nord farmer embarks oh his Rite of Passage to serve the king and the people of the Town of Refuge as evil encroaches the land. #fantasybook #fiction #adventure #riteofpassage #nordsman
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' 'Lord of the Hunt' DLC - Finale - Ghul's Night
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' 'Lord of the Hunt' DLC - Finale ... In the final episode of the Lord of the Hunt DLC, it's time to take on the last of the Beastmasters. And Torvin and I talk about Ghuls. It seems he's thinking of a new approach. #WritingFantasy #MiddleEarth #Elves #Mordor
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 40 - Finishing the Wall! (of Ithildin)
Ben talks about the differences between Tolkien and Lewis's styles of writing fantasy. #writing #writingfantasy #Tolkien #CSLewis
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 39 - Stealth Challenge 3
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 39 - Stealth Challenge 3 "In this episode I talk a bit about Tolkien's approach to fantasy writing... and also suck at stealth." #WritingFantasy #MiddleEarth #Mordor
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 37 - Stealth Challenge
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 37 - Stealth Challenge
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 35 - Venom
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 35 - Venom: I continue the conversation about the differences between classical and modern styles of fantasy writing, and free some more Outcasts in Udun. #WritingFantasy #Mordor #MiddleEarth
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 34 - New Recruitment Strategies
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 34 - New Recruitment Strategy -- In this episode I test out some of the fresh orcs recruits, show them the ropes, kill them all, then move on to more. I also talk a bit about the difference between classical and modern fantasy writing. #WritingFantasy #Mordor #MiddleEarth
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 33 - Drink!
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 33 - Drink! -- My broken sword gets an upgrade from performing stealth quests, and I discuss turning to a controversial source of inspiration for this year's NaNoWriMo. (Okay, "controversial" may be a bit dramatic. I'll let you be the judge.) Leave a Like if you enjoyed this, and Subscribe for more content! ##MiddleEarth #Mordor #WritingFantasy
Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 30 - Weapons of War
"In this episode I take on the last batch of side quests before continuing with the story. And I discuss my approaches to writing vampires, elves, and trolls." Fantasy Writer Plays 'Shadow of Mordor' - part 30 - Weapons of War #WritingFantasy #trolls #vampires #elves #MiddleEarth #Mordor