Six Magic Powers That Writers Had to Ignore
Unused spells can distract the audience during important conflicts.
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How to Create a Mysterious Atmosphere
Unless you use restraint with fantastical elements, you'll lose the aura of mystery.
D&D 5E Sorcerer Subclasses Ranked, Part 1
In a game as random as 5E, adding more randomness generally doesn't help.
Q&A: How Do I Make My Story’s Elemental Powers Feel Natural?
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Episode 348: Process Advice
We know how to write, but do we know *how* to write?
Five Stories That Break Their World’s Theme
Worlds that feel slapdash make suspension of disbelief harder to achieve.
How to Keep Mysteries From Looking Like Mistakes
If you treat unexplained events like they're normal, readers will get confused.
D&D 5E Drakewarden Ranger Review
With some quick reflavoring, this subclass can even serve as a replacement for the Beast Master.
Q&A: Do I Need Religion in My Fantasy World?
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Episode 347: Narrative Premise
Telling a story is one thing, but how you tell it is another.
Five Movies Critics Loved but Audiences Hated
Do audiences have no taste or are critics elitist snobs?
Seven Misconceptions About Madness and Psychosis
Problematic assumptions abound in our stories. Let's fix that.
D&D 5E Rogue Subclasses Ranked, Part 2
Swashbuckler doesn't need a friend to use Sneak Attack.
Q&A: How Do I Create a Satisfying Mystery Payoff?
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Episode 346: Making the Climax Exciting
Unfortunately, readers don’t generally accept “and then something exciting happened.”
How Useful Are Neil Gaiman’s Eight Rules of Writing?
As a successful writer, he must have something useful to tell us, right?
How to Create an Elemental Magic System
While it's easy to make these systems rational, a flawed set of elements will ruin the effect.
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