Quill&Steel Blog

Fantasy romance prompts are easy to find. The hard part is finding one that still holds up once you're 40,000 words deep into your novel. You start with something simple...

When I think about how to write romantasy, I always come back to the same thing: the romance and the fantasy can’t be separated. The romance is part of the...

When I was first creating a religion for a fantasy world, I sat down and asked myself a few questions: Who or what is being worshipped? How did this faith...

If you’re a beginner trying to figure out how to write a fantasy novel, you’ve come to the right place. When I first started writing fantasy, the types of questions...

Let me paint you a picture. You're 40,000 words into your fantasy novel. You're in the zone. Your protagonist just ran into a side character you introduced in chapter two....

Memory magic isn’t something that I see very often in fantasy. I can count on one hand the books that use this type of system, and that includes Harry Potter...

I used to think reading journals were for a very specific type of person. An eloquent person who finishes a book and immediately analyzes all the symbolism and themes within...

In this interview with Kaylie Smith, author of the paranormal romance series Wicked Games, we dive into how she builds gothic stories where romance and fantasy are deeply intertwined. She’s...

When I started writing my fantasy novel, one of the first things I focused on after the premise was creating my fantasy characters. Because I could have the coolest world,...