The Duality of Magic Systems in Fantasy: Hard vs. Soft Magic
Magic systems in fantasy often fall into two distinct categories: hard magic and soft magic. Each offers unique storytelling opportunities, […]
April 2024
Busy Is Good. Busy is GREAT.
From The Productive Indie Fiction Writer: How often do you think, even in the back of your brain, “I’m too
Why Utopias Don’t Work…anywhere!
From SRP author Cameron Cooper: Farnam Street recently posted one of the clearest explanations for why utopias can’t work in real
Other Places to Find Good Books: Book Bundlers
From SRP Author Tracy Cooper-Posey: Book bundles are enormous fun. You get a stack of books for a price that
Top 13 Fantasy Magazines I Follow
From SRP Author Taylen Carver: Fantasy as a genre tends to run long. One hundred thousand words (400 pages) for
A New Type of Sprint! — Graduated Word Sprints.
From The Productive Indie Fiction Writer: One of the most-visited posts on this site is “5 Types Of Writing Sprints
A Step Closer to Unlimited Power
From SRP author Cameron Cooper: The article is a bit old, now, but the breakthrough it reports on is a
It’s Just a Job: Fairies
From SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey: Fairies, or the Fae, have multiple sources within mythology, and come in a vast range