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Category: Fantasy

Looking back at 2015: Favorite books and more

December 21, 2015May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Fantasy, Games, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Reading and Books, Romance
Still wishing for books...

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. It’s that time of year when you realize that yes, a whole year did pass

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Inventing languages

April 21, 2015May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Fantasy, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing
Cheetah studying cat language

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. Learning languages isn’t always the funniest thing in the world, memorizing new words and what

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Zier worldbuilding fun

December 9, 2014May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Dual, Fantasy, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing Worldbuilding
Desert image

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. This month, I’m prepping for writing the first draft of Possession–my fantasy novel about a dying

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Magic systems–fun and headache

August 26, 2014May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 2 Comments Fantasy, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing Fantasy, Worldbuilding, Writing
Magic fire

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. A friend of mine always says, whenever you invent a magic system, give it to

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From jungle to desert to windswept island

August 5, 2014May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 1 Comment Fantasy, Pawns of Zier, Possession Setting, Worldbuilding, Writing
Jungle

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. I’m at the early idea-stage for my latest project, a fantasy novel I’ve given the

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The problem of Discoverability isn’t that bad

March 4, 2014July 24, 2014 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Fantasy, Romance Discoverability, reading

There’s been a lot of talk out there about discoverability lately, i.e. readers wanting to find books they’d love, and authors wanting the same in

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End of 2013

December 27, 2013December 27, 2013 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Before and After the Wedding, Fantasy, Romance, The Binding, Writing 2013, reading, Writing

Well, 2013 is drawing to a close–I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I’m on vacation, which is just bliss I must say.

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How I invent characters

November 12, 2013July 25, 2014 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Fantasy, Romance, Writing characterizations, ideas, Writing

Characters are mysterious creatures, in a way, and I’m sure there are nearly as many ways to invent them as there are authors. For me,

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Exhilaration and fear of a First Draft

November 5, 2013November 6, 2013 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Before and After the Wedding, Fantasy, Romance, The Binding, Writing ideas, inspiration, Writing

There’s something almost magical about sitting down to write something new. I often do it with very little idea of what I’m going to be

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Tortured characters—why do we love them?

September 23, 2013July 25, 2014 Sara Thorn 1 Comment Fantasy, Reading and Books, Romance, Writing angst, dark, gritty, Romance, sad, tortured characters

Or perhaps I ought to say, “why do I love them?”. Because I do. Just last week I was down with a nasty cold, and

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