Five Good Things is such a great article to put together. I get to share some of the cool things I’ve found while procrastinating researching my own writing!
Use Scrivener to Manage Your Blog
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/03/03/scrivener-book-marketing/
Writing straight into your blog software (WordPress, Typepad, etc.) presents its own problems—you can’t write offline, and searching through old blog posts to find mentions on a specific subject can be difficult. Boy, has Joanna Penn got some great advice! I’m definitely bookmarking this page.
The Arcanist’s Mill – A Wizard’s Tower Map with a Twist
http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2016/02/the-arcanists-mill_a-wizards-tower-map/
Jonathan Roberts makes awesome, drool-worthy maps. Lands of Ice and Fire, anyone? Check out this article, in which he shows how he mapped “a wizard’s tower with a twist – somewhere a mage with a little bit of a steampunk leaning could hide out and experiment.”
Leftovers and Palette Gremlins
http://www.michaelwhelan.com/leftovers-palette-gremlins/
As long as we’re talking about artists, I’ve got to send you over to the site of one of my all-time favorites: Michael Whelan. I hope you recognize the name from Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné books, Tad Williams’s Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn — and the epic Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. “Leftovers are little spur-of-the-moment doodles or sketches created from paint left over from a work in progress. Most of these quickies end up in the trash, but some are kind of cool on their own and others have lead to full scale paintings.” Go see! Be entertained.
10 Engrossing Fantasy Books Like “The Lord of the Rings”
https://www.thereadingroom.com/article/10-engrossing-fantasy-books-like-the-lord-of-the-rings/1453
“Embark on an epic journey with one of these fantastical sagas.” Oh, darn, more books to add to my TBR (To Be Read) list… I’ll bet you can hear me groaning in dismay all the way to your house. Riiiight…
Free Chains of Honor Prequel Story: A Question of Honor
http://www.lindsayburoker.com/cut-scenes-and-fun-extras/free-chains-of-honor-fantasy-story/
I read Lindsay Buroker’s Warrior Mage and loved it. I’m behind on the story now, but look! A free tale about how Yanko and Dak first met! I’m all over that.
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