Important Steps In Becoming A Fantasy Fiction Author

By Karen Morris


Some people like writing stories and want to share them to the rest of the world. These could either be based on their own experience or something they have been imagining and developing in their mind. This passion usually stems from reading other books and discovering that they also like to do the same as the authors of those books do.

But writing is difficult and numerous things should be done for a successful story which could be read by numerous people. You could be inspired by a fantasy fiction author South Carolina has and wants to be like them which helps for your ideas to be more easily developed. Here are some important steps in optimizing your world building skills.

Reading is usually what made you discover this passion of yours but more reading is needed if you seriously plan to publish your own book. This would give more inspiration on what you will write and what are the things that make them good. Your skills could be improved by simply knowing the ways these stories were written and what techniques were used.

Research on the potential market you would target by knowing the current popular one within the world of literature. Identify the genre which is selling well including things being done right by the authors for a successful work. It is important to produce your own ideas though determining what have made them successful is a way in getting ideas on market trend.

The viewpoint of your story must be determined so you can tell it to your readers in the way you want them to experience this adventure. Choose a particular viewpoint to heal you in leaving specific details that help in increasing the suspense and surprises the readers. Decide early on which viewpoint you choose to help progress the plot.

Decide if your novel would be standalone which introducing and developing your characters must be quickly done for plot progression. If it would be a series then more planning is needed and the number of books that would be in it. Make sure the first book could draw some readers that would want to read your next books in the series.

Describe vividly each character through writing down their personalities, allegiance, special abilities, physical traits and other vital aspects. Use character development as a way to keep your readers surprised about what may happen next. Consider what changes the characters would go throughout your story.

Create the setting with vivid descriptions in making the experience seems real to the readers every time they read your book. These descriptions are not just physical but also about other differences it has compared to the real world. This includes descriptions about their infrastructures, cultures, communication methods and other situations.

Making a fantasy fiction must not be a kind of test that some things are needed to be correctly done but as a process. Successful ones courageously innovate and try new things on how the adventures they imagined are told. Do not be scared in trying out things that has not been done before.




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