The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed
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The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed is devoted to creative writing, fantasy fiction and the business of writing. Hosted by writer Richie Billing, you can expect interviews with bestselling authors, historians, the occasional FBI agent and more
Discover more about writing fantasy as well as more general writing tips - https://richiebilling.com/
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The Writing Process With Salinee Goldenberg
I'm joined by author Salinee Goldenberg for a brilliantly honest chat about writing her debut novel, The Last Phi Hunter, getting published, and dealing with challenges like Imposter Syndrome.
The Last Phi Hunter is a fantasy book unlike any other, with strong inspiration taken from Thai demon folklore. Sal tells us all about the process of writing the novel, creating the amazing setting and characters, and navigating the plot as a pantser.
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Resources
Creative Writing Tips For Beginners - https://richiebilling.com/writing-tips/
Advice On Writing Fantasy - https://richiebilling.com/fantasy-writing
About The Guest
Salinee Goldenberg - https://twitter.com/salgo | https://www.instagram.com/gosalgo/
Buy The Last Phi Hunter - https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/the-last-phi-hunter/
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How To Write A Children's Fantasy Book
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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Resources
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/
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How To Write Romantasy
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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Resources
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
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How To Make Fantasy Maps | An Interview With Inkarnate's Finest, Dread Maps and Tyndall Doodle
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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Resources
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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Halloween Special - Making Monsters
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.
If you have any questions or requests, please write to us at thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com
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ABOUT MEGHAN MARTIN
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Indie Publishing Success With Michael R Miller
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.
If you have any questions or requests, please write to us at thefantasywriterstoolshed@gmail.com
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LEARN MORE ABOUT FANTASY WRITING
To join our writing community and access our Panels feature, as well as join a weekly writing group, access exclusive interviews, discussions, fantasy writing classes, books and more head over to our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed
ABOUT MICHAEL R MILLER
https://www.michaelrmiller.co.uk/
Customer Reviews
Very Enjoyable and insightful
I discovered Richie Billing via a Facebook group. I’ve read his book and thought it was fantastic. This Podcast seems like a natural next step.
I really thought this Podcast was great.
Audio
I would give this podcast a five star based on the content that I could hear and understand but the audio from the gentleman‘s voice who is from the UK is so low I can’t hear what he saying in the audio from the gentleman‘s voice from the US is so loud but I have to constantly lower and raise the volume just to hear what’s going on. Which is super annoying. But from what I can hear and understand I’ve been enjoying the series even though I just started. So hopefully I can change my rating to a five star in future episodes if this audio problem is fixed.