Writers lose entire weekends to the first sentence. You rewrite it eleven times, read it aloud, test it on a

You added the fight scene, the argument, the long ride through the mountains where it rains at the crux of

Most fantasy writers do not have a magic system problem. They have a timing problem. You know your system cold.

A fantasy first chapter has one hell of a job. It has to introduce a character, open a world, suggest

Writers who swear by Save the Cat and writers who swear it’s the death of all original fiction want the

You finish the manuscript. You type the last line. You sit back, feel briefly magnificent, and then open a new