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List of Fantasy Books That Aren’t Centered on War

This is a great list of fantasy books that aren’t centered around war. There’s a ton of great book recommendations here: The Six of Crows…

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Dear Men Writers

This “Dear Men Writers” thread points out common mistakes male writers make when writing female characters. It’s no secret that sometimes male authors describe women…

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Why Michael Crichton Hated Theme Parks

LOL! This post is a wild ride, but ultimately arrives at the reason why Michael Crichton hated theme parks. So this is why he wrote…

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Ways To Improve Writing Skills

This is a great list of five tips to help you improve your writing skills. To sum them up they are read, critique, observe, talk,…

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JRR Tolkien Can Do That

Just because JRR Tolkien can do that, doesn’t mean you can. JRR Tolkien can do that. You are not JRR Tolkien though: Source: sandersstudies

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Of The Author

LOL! David J Prokopetz posted this amusing “of the author” list inspired by “death of the author”. The phrase was first coined by the French…

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Agatha Christie’s Adventurous Love Story

Deanna Raybourn tweeted the epic story of the author Agatha Christie’s real life love story. She wrote murder mystery and she had an age gap…

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Secret Library Behind a Bookshelf

Best selling fantasy writer Holly Black, (one of the authors of The Spiderwick Chronicles) built this stunning secret library in her home! I want one…

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Reading Old Books

This is a wonderful post about how we should regularly read old books and engage with older art, movies, etc. Lots of other posters chimed in…

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Olive Colored Skin and Greek Color Words

This is an interesting and informative post about a dispute over a refence to olive colored skin in a book by Madeline Miller. The author…

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