The fifth and final day of the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit is now underway. Come join us. We begin with Robert Wood Anderson discussing how to add tension and surprising twists to hold our reader’s attention. Joshua Dyer then talks about mastering emotional arcs for character depth. Grab your ticket or login to rejoin the sessions Then Hayley Milliman of Pro Writing Aid and I discuss how to use the tool to master the art of self-editing, which can save us time and money preparing our books for publication. I ..read more

Day three of the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit is underway. Come join us! We’re starting off with Jennifer Hilt discussing something every fantasy and sci fi author needs to know – tropes in these genres and how to use them effectively. Then my co-host talks with yours truly about one of my favorite subjects – world building! Cary Richards then talks about how to sell more books using bundles. Grab your ticket or login to rejoin the sessions We end the day with three speakers I met at a convention. First up is JS Arquin giving his adv ..read more

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Author Summit – Day Two – is under way! Today we start with Golden-May, a duo of writing coaches. I had a great talk with them about how to create evil characters that are not a caricature or cliched. Next up is one of my favorite talks for world builders, with Dakota Krout of Mountaindale Press. We talked about how to let others write in the world we’ve created, and how to become an author writing in someone else’s world. This is a talk you will not hear anywhere else! Grab your ticket or login to rejoin the sessions I also talked with an ..read more

My co-host, Paula Judith Johnson, and I are kicking off the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit with experts including Janet Forbes of World Anvil, Damon Courtney of Book Funnel, C.R. Rowenson, and more—TODAY. This is a FREE event you can register for right now. With over 25 training sessions, the 2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit lasts through May 17th and compiles the latest cutting-edge techniques for writing, publishing, and marketing your fantasy and sci-fi novels, under one virtual roof. Make sure you don’t miss a minute of what promises to be the most epic online event of 2024! To ..read more

One of the speakers at the Fantasy & Sci-Fi Author Summit, Savannah Gilbo, invited me onto her popular podcast about all things writing. We talked about one of my favorite subjects – creating monsters. At the end, we did a little Q&A where she asked me if one character or another from popular stories was a monster or something else. If you follow along with how I distinguish them, you can probably guess my answers. But if not, you’ll have fun listening. You can hear the episode – and the 140 she’d done before this one – at this link. The post Podcast Appearance first appeared on ..read more

Are you ready to take your writing to the next level? Or that of your author friends? One of the perks of following me, the co-host of this summit, is that you can get early access to every session. Grab your ticket here. Paula Judith Johnson and I have pulled together dozens of the most successful names in the crafts of writing, publishing, and marketing fantasy and sci-fi novels. In a series of one-on-one conversations with us, they share their best tips, strategies, and ideas for writing, publishing, and promoting your novels. You’ll hear from world-class experts like Janet Forbes o ..read more

While I’ve been selling music and books for decades, I’ve finally opened my own online store, which you can visit here. Why? Well… Revenue. Depending on the format and store, like Amazon, I lose between 30-75% of the money. With my store, I keep it all, minus taxes. Bundles. I can offer you bundles that aren’t possible at other retailers, like offering you all three instrumental rock CDs for $5 off. I can offer you bonuses, like a 10% off your next order. I can sell autographed/personalized copies. I can sell world building consultations. I can sell music CDs once again (this stopped in 2023 ..read more

Two audio books in The Art of World Building series are now available! 3000 World Building Prompts ACX: https://www.acx.com/salesTitle?asin=B0BNKR89WK Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/?asin=B0C29QFF2H The Complete Art of World Building ACX: https://www.acx.com/salesTitle?asin=1946995428 Audible: http://www.audible.com/pd/?asin=B0C24VTXDX The post Two Audiobooks Releases! first appeared on The Art of World Building. The post Two Audiobooks Releases! appeared first on The Art of World Building ..read more

The newest (and eleventh!) book, 3000 World Building Prompts, has been released in both eBook and print! This is similar to 185 Tips on World Building in that it covers material from the main three volumes and in the same order. These detailed questions should get your creativity going. Click here to grab a copy from Amazon! The post 3000 World Building Prompts Released! first appeared on The Art of World Building. The post 3000 World Building Prompts Released! appeared first on The Art of World Building ..read more

The latest reward for the Knight Tier of subscribers on Patreon is now live: PDF download of “The Art of World Building Podcast Transcript – Ep. 33” Get Reward/Join! The post Patreon Reward – Ep. 33 first appeared on The Art of World Building. The post Patreon Reward – Ep. 33 appeared first on The Art of World Building ..read more