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Originally published on Juliet’s own blog in 2011.

“But don’t you just make it all up?” That’s a frequent comment when I mention my research for the book I’m working on. I’m an epic fantasy novelist, writing swords’n’sorcery and wizards’n’dragons. It’s not as if I’m writing a historical novel.

Let me explain. First, there’s the world building. If a fantasy...

Part 22 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping.

I’ve moved on to Nuts & Bolts of Scriptwriting.

First up was the venerable Art of Dramatic...