The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed
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The Fantasy Writers’ Toolshed is dedicated to all things fantasy, creative writing, and book marketing. It's created by fantasy writers for fantasy writers with the purpose of helping you overcome the obstacles and challenges that crop up on your writing journey.
Expect general writing tips as well as discussions on the fantasy genre, such as on worldbuilding, fantasy tropes and fantasy names. And with regular guests including bestselling authors, historians, folklorists, mythologists, literary agents, a former FBI special agent, and book bloggers, you'll be sure to find plenty of inspiration and knowledge to use in your fantasy novels and stories.
Hosted by Richie Billing(https://richiebilling.com).
WRITE TO US
thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT FANTASY WRITING
To join our writing community and access our Panels feature, as well as join a weekly writing group, access exclusive interviews, discussions, fantasy writing classes, books and more head over to our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
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How To Write Romantasy
In this episode, we cover a very hot topic right now (in more ways than one)—romantasy.
With the help of editor Jennia D'Lima and author Lara Buckheit, we look at what romantasy is, its surge in popularity, the reasons behind why, and how you can write your own fantastically romantic stories.
What do you think of the romantasy phenomenon?
Do you write/read in this genre or are you thinking of giving it a go?
Join our Discord community and get involved in the conversation!
Join Our Discord Community
Head here to join us on Discord - https://mailchi.mp/395aa89d6ec0/join-richie-billings-community-of-writers
Resources
Creative Writing Tips For Beginners - https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/
Advice On Writing Romance Scenes - https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/how-to-write-romance-scenes
About The Guests
Jennia D'Lima: www.jenniaedits.com
Lara Buckheit: www.larabuckheit.com
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How To Make Fantasy Maps | An Interview With Inkarnate's Finest, Dread Maps and Tyndall Doodle
In this episode of the podcast, we take a comprehensive look at fantasy maps: how to make them, tips on designs and how to draw them both freehand and with the help of digital tools and websites.
Helping me do that are two of the best cartographers around, Tyndall Doodle and Dread Maps.
Both are talented artists and inspirational users of the fantasy map making website, Inkarnate.
We enjoy a comprehensive chat about the magic of maps and cartography, best practices for creating your own world maps and battle maps for DnD and tabletop campaigns, and how you can use Inkarnate to bring your imaginings to life.
It's a brilliant discussion featuring two passionate and talented individuals, and with the beauty of video, you can see examples of their work throughout.
And that's not all. If you head over to Patreon and sign up for a free or paid account, you will qualify for the draw for a year's subscription to Inkarnate Premium. Head here to enter today - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
Join The Community!
Head here to join us on Discord - https://mailchi.mp/395aa89d6ec0/join-richie-billings-community-of-writers
Resources
A Complete Guide On How To Make A Fantasy Map - https://richiebilling.com/fantasy-writing/how-to-make-a-fantasy-map
About The Guests
Tyndall Doodle: https://twitter.com/tyndalldoodle | https://www.instagram.com/tyndall_doodle
Dread Maps: https://www.patreon.com/dreadmaps | https://twitter.com/dreadmaps
About Inkarnate
Inkarnate is a free digital mapmaking platform that's designed to make cartography easy and fun. You can check it out here - https://inkarnate.com/
About Richie Billing
Richie Billing writes all kinds of stories, but mostly fantasy fiction. His tales tend to explore real-world issues, zooming in on the characters, their troubles and their efforts to overcome them.
You can check out his acclaimed book on writing fantasy fiction, A Fantasy Writers' Handbook, here - https://mybook.to/AFWH
And head here to check out his debut epic fantasy novel, Pariah's Lament - https://mybook.to/PariahsLament. And you can learn more at www.richiebilling.com
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Halloween Special - Making Monsters
With Halloween just around the corner we wanted to tackle something spooky. In this episode—our last in series 2—we're diving into all things monstrous. I’m joined by writer, actor and producer Meghan Martin who’s a native of the monster-filled state of West Virginia. In our chat, we dive into Bigfoot, the mothman and more monsters that are said to stalk the forests of Appalachia. We examine the folklore, the surge in recent reports and explore the reasons why people are so fascinated by these tales—all to give you ideas and inspiration for when it comes to creating your own.
If you have any questions or requests, please write to us at thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com
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LEARN MORE ABOUT FANTASY WRITING
To join our writing community and access our Panels feature, as well as join a weekly writing group, access exclusive interviews, discussions, fantasy writing classes, books and more head over to our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
ABOUT MEGHAN MARTIN
https://www.instagram.com/hellomeghanmartin/
ABOUT RICHIE BILLING
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Indie Publishing Success With Michael R Miller
Michael R Miller is an indie author who's forged a tremendously successful career in the world of writing.
Off the back of the launch of his new book, DEFIANT, Michael and Richie talk all about writing, the process, and how Michael's found success as an indie author.
It's essential listening for anyone who wants to go down the indie route.
If you have any questions or requests, please write to us at thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com
GET A TOOLSHED TSHIRT
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JOIN OUR WRITING COMMUNITY
https://mailchi.mp/395aa89d6ec0/join-richie-billings-community-of-writers
LEARN MORE ABOUT FANTASY WRITING
To join our writing community and access our Panels feature, as well as join a weekly writing group, access exclusive interviews, discussions, fantasy writing classes, books and more head over to our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
ABOUT MICHAEL R MILLER
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Audiobooks: How To Get Started
As you may have heard, I have an audiobook coming out soon—in a few weeks in fact (called Pariah's Lament for anyone interested)I don't know much about audiobooks, so I decided to speak to someone who does—professional voice-over artist for movies, TV and audiobooks, Rachanee Lumayno.In our chat, we talk all about why audiobooks are so popular and why they're worth exploring as authors, how you can go about it, where to find narrators, how to do it yourself, the costs involved and much, much more. You're guaranteed to learn something new!
If you have any questions or requests, please write to us at thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com
GET A TOOLSHED TSHIRT
https://tinyurl.com/ToolshedTshirt
JOIN OUR WRITING COMMUNITY
https://mailchi.mp/395aa89d6ec0/join-richie-billings-community-of-writers
LEARN MORE ABOUT FANTASY WRITING
To join our writing community and access our Panels feature, as well as join a weekly writing group, access exclusive interviews, discussions, fantasy writing classes, books and more head over to our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
ABOUT RACHANEE LUMAYNO
https://www.rachanee.net/ -
Book Marketing Advice You Need To Hear
Book marketing is a thorn in many a writer's side, but here with a fine set ot tweezers is marketing whiz, Nicky Pecone.Nicky is the founder of Iron Age Marketing, a marketing agency that specialises in helping writers promote their books and build their brand.In our chat, we talk about the fundamentals of book marketing—what it is, what it involves, and what writers can do to start building their name and selling books.
If you have any questions or requests, please write to us at thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com
GET A TOOLSHED TSHIRT
https://tinyurl.com/ToolshedTshirt
JOIN OUR WRITING COMMUNITY
https://mailchi.mp/395aa89d6ec0/join-richie-billings-community-of-writers
LEARN MORE ABOUT FANTASY WRITING
To join our writing community and access our Panels feature, as well as join a weekly writing group, access exclusive interviews, discussions, fantasy writing classes, books and more head over to our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
ABOUT NICKY AND IRON AGE MARKETING
https://nickpecone.com/iron-age-media-marketing/
Customer Reviews
Perfect!
This podcast is so good. These guys speak with a humble authority. I find myself happy, inspired, motivated and informed after every episode.
Interesting and enjoyable listen
Interesting and informative, the two hosts laid back style is easy on the ear. Both are well informed and talk with a sound and deep knowledge of the fantasy genre. Really enjoyed this and will be back for more.