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Why Be Chosen by a Dragon?
The dragon rider may look like a fantasy of power. I think it is just as much a fantasy of connection.
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A Trope Is Not a Plot
A prophecy, a hidden inheritance, forbidden magic—familiar elements are not the problem. The real question is what your characters do when the story asks them to choose.
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Characters: Created or Discovered?
Some writers build their characters before the story begins. I usually know where mine are going—but often discover who they are only when they start speaking.
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Same Story, Different Eyes
Is fantasy simply a fairy tale for adults? A look at how readers of different ages can enter the same imaginary world—and find something entirely different there.
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Why Dragons?
Fantasy can invent almost anything. So why has one of its oldest creatures survived every generation?
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I Outline. Then I Ignore It.
I always start with an outline. Then the characters, the scenes, and the story itself find a different way to get where I was going.
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When Magic Has Consequences
Why the most interesting magic is not only about what it can do, but what happens because it was used.
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What We Carry Into Our Stories
How the experiences we carry with us can quietly shape the stories we choose to tell.
Finn Thale
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