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How to use description in your fantasy novel

June 3, 2022

At some point, you’re going to have to tell your reader the image you see in your mind. You’ll need to try and capture that image, to the best you can, in your words so that when your reader reads those words, they come up with the same image. At least that is what you … More How to use description in your fantasy novel

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Music and Wine (From the Archives)

November 21, 2020

Nelly sipped on her wine, curled upon the sofa as her speakers gently played out tunes across the room. It was quiet, and it was perfect. It was just how she liked to spend an evening after dinner, just experiencing the flow of time over her mind as thoughts came and went. The scented candle … More Music and Wine (From the Archives)

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And so the stars, they die (From the Archives)

October 24, 2020

Even the stars die. It is just the way things are. But it doesn’t mean that things cannot be forever, because when stars die their energy goes out into the universe, spreading far and wide across the vacuum. The star does not disappear. There is something of it that remains behind, the energy that is … More And so the stars, they die (From the Archives)

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Loveable (From the Archives)

October 10, 2020

Not being loved, but the adjective. The ability to be loved. The ability to look at yourself in the mirror and see a person who not only can be loved, but deserves love. Someone who deserves to be cared about, someone who deserves to be thought about. Someone who deserves someone who cares about them. … More Loveable (From the Archives)

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Volume (From the Archives)

May 30, 2020

Loudness deafens even the most difficult of emotions. You drown it. You hold it down underneath the waves of noise and you hold it whilst it struggles for air. Whilst it fights to be heard. You turn the music up louder. You hold it down harder. Then the emotion dies, it gives up. You turn … More Volume (From the Archives)

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Volume – (From the Archives)

February 22, 2020

Loudness deafens even the most difficult of emotions. You drown it. You hold it down underneath the waves of noise and you hold it whilst it struggles for air. Whilst it fights to be heard. You turn the music up louder. You hold it down harder. Then the emotion dies, it gives up. You turn … More Volume – (From the Archives)

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Flash Fiction – Cities (From the Archives)

August 27, 2019

Cities are different to other places. They are a creature unto themselves. … More Flash Fiction – Cities (From the Archives)

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Flash Fiction – This Occasion (From the Archives)

July 30, 2019

Casey wrote about how hard journeys were, and how determined she was to climb her mountains. … More Flash Fiction – This Occasion (From the Archives)

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Flash Fiction – Isolation (From the Archives)

July 2, 2019

Casey considered what the difference was between isolation and loneliness. … More Flash Fiction – Isolation (From the Archives)

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Pitter Patter– “Stories on a Theme” (Rainfall)

March 19, 2019

[Stories on a Theme – a weekly theme that I use as a spring board for short stories over the weekend. Catch up with the posts on my IG] Elise lent her head against the glass window. The steady pitter patter of the raindrops on the glass lulled her anxiety to calm, just for a … More Pitter Patter– “Stories on a Theme” (Rainfall)

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Alex.J.Cobalt is a fantasy writer from the UK. She is currently writing a high fantasy novel series called The Akrion Cycle.

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