Story as a Whole: Book 1 (So You Want to Write a Fantasy Book?) - Softcover

Coleman, Stefan

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798869132772

Publisher: Crimson Sky Books, 2024

Synopsis

So, you want to write a fantasy book, eh? Have you been working on it for a while, or just starting? If you're just starting, this will help you greatly, but if you've been working for a while, this should help you polish it.

In this book, you'll find:

• Ways to develop your main character's personality, motivations, and backstory.
• Ways to develop the characters around your main character.
• Ways to flesh out your setting, including economy, government, religion, and technology.
• Ways to flesh out your antagonist, including their motivations and how they react to those they care for, those who serve them, and what good and evil looks like in your world.
• Prompts asking how your characters react to different situations.
• 50 plot ideas to give you inspiration, either as their own story or to mix and match to create something greater.
• Step by step tutorial to create your own fantasy maps, including a guide for coming up with location and character names.
• Quick reference guides to making characters, cities, and nations

About this title

About the Author

Stefan Coleman is an author, a graphic designer, and substitute teacher from the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Although initially a mathematics major, a random creative writing class necessary to fill a hole in his schedule awakened his passion for writing, and the works of Tolkien, CS Lewis, and Timothy Zahn have kept it burning.In his spare time, he loves photography and sharing it with the hope people can still find the sun through whatever clouds are going on in their lives. He'd love to connect, and he can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, at firebrand101, and on YouTube at firebrand101author.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crimson Sky Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798869132772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262