Build a world, one consequence at a time
Before drawing another kingdom on the map, follow one impossible idea into someone’s ordinary day.
Before you send your first fantasy story
A practical checklist for finding the right publication and keeping track of the work you send.
How to write a fantasy novel
A practical route from first idea to finished draft: start with a person and a problem, build only the world the story needs, and finish one book.
Magic system ideas with costs and limits
Twelve magic system ideas, each with a source, a cost and a limit, plus questions to turn any of them into a story.
A list of fantasy tropes, and how to use them
The common fantasy tropes, from the chosen one to the cozy inn, with what readers expect from each and a few ways to twist them.
Name the world
Stuck on what to call a dragon, a wizard or the town at the edge of the map? Our fantasy name generators build names from curated syllables and real place-name elements, and explain what each one means.
A prompt for your next page
An ordinary chore becomes difficult because one rule of the world has changed. Write the scene through a character who has lived with that rule all their life. Let the reader learn through the things the character does.