Unless he sends me more (hint, hint), this is the last of the posts given to me by the fabulous Floyd Hyatt. I wish he had a web site I could recommend, but he says he’s too busy writing and critiquing to maintain a web…
Category: Floyd Hyatt
The Action Ramp – Bane of new writers Adventure, Sci Fi, Fantasy, all feature one plot device that literary works can sometimes skip: the need to progressively increase the action levels throughout the work. The ability to properly build tension and excitement over the course…
Here’s the second half of Floyd Hyatt’s post on Complexity in the Novel. Some of the more important aspects (to Fantasy world builds) are: A consistent magical system, if used. Again, like in a game, the strength, movement ability, advantages and limitations of any piece…