Quill&Steel Blog

We’ve all been there. One day, you’re deep in your fantasy world, crafting characters with tragic backstories and conjuring up epic battles… and then—BAM!—nothing. The words stop flowing, your brain...

If you’re a fantasy writer—whether you’re just getting your feet wet or you’ve been weaving intricate worlds for years—you’ve probably stumbled upon the idea of fantasy writing classes.  And maybe...

Magic is the lifeblood of fantasy—it’s the pulse that makes worlds feel alive. It shapes kingdoms, turns the ordinary into the extraordinary, and adds that spark of wonder readers can’t...

When writing sci fi fantasy, you’re not just weaving a story—you’re engineering entire worlds. Worlds with their own rules, where magic and technology collide, where dragons might soar alongside spaceships,...

Ever stare at a blank screen, trying to write the perfect scene, but the action just... sits there? Maybe your heroine walks to the castle, takes a sword, and looks...

There’s something utterly thrilling about crafting a story where the underdogs rise, tyrants fall, and entire kingdoms change forever.  Writing a revolution fantasy is not just about epic battles and...

Figuring out how to create a fictional kingdom is where the fun begins. Forget rigid formulas—this is about layering imagination, strategy, and a little chaos to build something uniquely yours. ...

Fantasy writers (and readers), we need to talk about tropes. Love them or hate them, common fantasy tropes are like the trusty spices in your kitchen—they’re always there, and when...

So, you want to write a fantasy series. Not just a standalone novel, but a multi-book saga that hooks readers, haunts their dreams, and leaves them refreshing your author page...