About this episode

Jed Herne discusses the key differences between good and bad fantasy plots based on his experience and new book.

Read my new book, Plotting Your Fantasy Novel . It just released yesterday! After publishing four fantasy novels, and teaching hundreds of writers in my programs, I’ve realised there are 5 main differences between good fantasy plots and bad fantasy plots. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, because over the past year I’ve spent well over 1000 hours writing Plotting Your Fantasy Novel — my first non-fiction book on the craft of storytelling. If you’re writing a fantasy novel, and you want readers to be utterly captivated by your plot, it’s crucial to understand these 5 differences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jed Herne

Topics covered

• fantasy writing
• plot development
• storytelling
• writing tips
• fiction

Keywords

• fantasy plots
• writing advice
• storytelling techniques
• novel writing
• plotting

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Plotting Your Fantasy Novel

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