10 Fantasy Books Released in March 2021

A list of 10 fantasy books released in March 2021. Scroll on to find out what they are, and click the link if you want to find out more about any of the books on Amazon!

10 Fantasy Books Released in September 2020

A list of 10 fantasy books released in September 2020. Scroll on to find out what they are, and click the link if you want to find out more about any of the books on Amazon!

10 Fantasy Books Released in August 2020

A list of 10 fantasy books released in August 2020. Scroll on to find out what they are, and click the link if you want to find out more about any of the books on Amazon!

Skrikare WIP Update: New Revelations

I was on a roll, more than halfway done with draft four of my work in progress novel, and then I remembered that back when I was in college, I had the original first five chapters workshopped in novel writing class. So of course I read through the feedback my fellow classmates had given me.

And what happens?

I FIND A MILLION THINGS TO FIX OR ADD OR CHANGE.

Of course, I expected to find a couple things, but I have a list of 10 or so aspects that either don't make sense or would work better if it were done a different way, or if more details were added. The most major ones include adding chapters in another character's point of view, and getting rid of an entire race. Currently, there are werewolves, in my story, but they don't really serve a purpose, and I already have elementals, vampires, vakt, and my skrikare.

So goodbye werewolves. Most, if not all, of them will simply shift into vampires, but there are some action scenes I'll need to tweak, since a vampire isn't exactly going to shapeshift into a wolf mid-battle.

Those are pretty big adds and changes, but those aren't the only ones. Others include adding a whole new character, fixing some magical mechanisms, adding details to certain things to explain them better, and so on. I've got a ton of work ahead of me, and to be honest, I'm a little frustrated at the setback.

But I'm also EXCITED. I know this will mold my WIP into something better, more fleshed out, more complex, by the time I'm done with all of these adjustments. This is just another part of the writing process that's proof that writing is hard work. It will just take time.

Lots of time, and maybe some swearing along the way.

But that's okay. :)

Beginnings of a New Story

While I wait for beta readers to finish my Skrikare WIP, I have dusted off the cobwebs from an old idea and begun to weave new life into it. That's right - I got impatient and started another story, because I miss writing, and even world building helps to placate the urge to write.

And let's face it - world building is simply FUN.

I'm just doing a little at a time, one or two decisions or actions each day. So far I have the supernatural races, the questionable protagonist, the ultimate antagonist and the side antagonist, and a lost-in-life family of sidekicks for the protagonist. And the world! I drew a map of the world, because unlike my urban fantasy WIP, Skrikare: The Living Weapon, this one is high fantasy, complete with its own world. Most of the lands still need names, but I have the layout and the locations. Just looking at it sparks a sense of excitement in me. It always surprised me that the first WIP I managed to take as far as I have was urban fantasy, but now at least I get to play with my own made up world. (But I'm still itching to get back to 'perfecting' Skrikare!)

No actual writing has been done yet for this new WIP, unless you count the chapter or two I wrote for a class in college that I may or may not use the content of now that I've solidified the details of the world and plot more. Some of it may be used, but exactly how much, I have no idea. I don't even know whether or not I'm going to outline the plot. There's no hurry to get to the writing process though; I want to do as much world building as possible before I get started, and part of me is still reluctant to truly start another book until Skrikare is done with edits.

So, next step: naming the regions! And I don't know about you, but I love me some made up fantasy names.