The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed

In this episode, award-winning author and leader in the world of children's literature and children's books, Meredith Davis, shares many a pearl of wisdom.



Not only is Meredith a leading author of children's books, she's the founder of the Austin Chapter of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators, and also has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. A specialist if ever there was one.



We talk all about Meredith's new book, The Minor Miracle (Waterbrook/Penguin Random House), how to write a children's fantasy book, and advice for authors navigating the world of querying agents and submitting to publishers.



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⁠Creative Writing Tips For Beginners⁠ - ⁠https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/⁠

Advice On Writing Fantasy - https://richiebilling.com/fantasy-writing



About The Guests

Meredith Davis - https://meredithldavis.com/books/

Buy The Minor Miracle - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721051/the-minor-miracle-by-meredith-davis-illustrated-by-billy-yong/

Richie Billing: ⁠www.richiebilling.com

In this episode, we cover a very hot topic right now (in more ways than one)—romantasy.

With the help of editor Jennia D'Lima and author Lara Buckheit, we look at what romantasy is, its surge in popularity, the reasons behind why, and how you can write your own fantastically romantic stories.

What do you think of the romantasy phenomenon?

Do you write/read in this genre or are you thinking of giving it a go?

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Creative Writing Tips For Beginners - https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/

Advice On Writing Romance Scenes - https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/how-to-write-romance-scenes

About The Guests
Jennia D'Lima: www.jenniaedits.com

Lara Buckheit: www.larabuckheit.com

Richie Billing: www.richiebilling.com

In this episode of the podcast, we take a comprehensive look at fantasy maps: how to make them, tips on designs and how to draw them both freehand and with the help of digital tools and websites.

Helping me do that are two of the best cartographers around, Tyndall Doodle and Dread Maps.

Both are talented artists and inspirational users of the fantasy map making website, Inkarnate.

We enjoy a comprehensive chat about the magic of maps and cartography, best practices for creating your own world maps and battle maps for DnD and tabletop campaigns, and how you can use Inkarnate to bring your imaginings to life. 

It's a brilliant discussion featuring two passionate and talented individuals, and with the beauty of video, you can see examples of their work throughout. 

And that's not all. If you head over to Patreon and sign up for a free or paid account, you will qualify for the draw for a year's subscription to Inkarnate Premium. Head here to enter today - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed

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A Complete Guide On How To Make A Fantasy Map - https://richiebilling.com/fantasy-writing/how-to-make-a-fantasy-map

About The Guests
Tyndall Doodle: https://twitter.com/tyndalldoodle | https://www.instagram.com/tyndall_doodle
Dread Maps: https://www.patreon.com/dreadmaps | https://twitter.com/dreadmaps

About Inkarnate
Inkarnate is a free digital mapmaking platform that's designed to make cartography easy and fun. You can check it out here - https://inkarnate.com/

About Richie Billing
Richie Billing writes all kinds of stories, but mostly fantasy fiction. His tales tend to explore real-world issues, zooming in on the characters, their troubles and their efforts to overcome them.

You can check out his acclaimed book on writing fantasy fiction, A Fantasy Writers' Handbook, here - https://mybook.to/AFWH

And head here to check out his debut epic fantasy novel, Pariah's Lament - https://mybook.to/PariahsLament. And you can learn more at www.richiebilling.com

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With Halloween just around the corner we wanted to tackle something spooky. In this episode—our last in series 2—we're diving into all things monstrous. I’m joined by writer, actor and producer Meghan Martin who’s a native of the monster-filled state of West Virginia. In our chat, we dive into Bigfoot, the mothman and more monsters that are said to stalk the forests of Appalachia. We examine the folklore, the surge in recent reports and explore the reasons why people are so fascinated by these tales—all to give you ideas and inspiration for when it comes to creating your own.



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Michael R Miller is an indie author who's forged a tremendously successful career in the world of writing.



Off the back of the launch of his new book, DEFIANT, Michael and Richie talk all about writing, the process, and how Michael's found success as an indie author.



It's essential listening for anyone who wants to go down the indie route.


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As you may have heard, I have an audiobook coming out soon—in a few weeks in fact (called Pariah's Lament for anyone interested)I don't know much about audiobooks, so I decided to speak to someone who does—professional voice-over artist for movies, TV and audiobooks, Rachanee Lumayno.In our chat, we talk all about why audiobooks are so popular and why they're worth exploring as authors, how you can go about it, where to find narrators, how to do it yourself, the costs involved and much, much more. You're guaranteed to learn something new!


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ABOUT RACHANEE LUMAYNO

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