The Fantasy Writing Show with Jed Herne

This is a full masterclass on writing better sentences in your fantasy novel, drawing from my experience of editing around 800,000 words over the past year. Get ProWritingAid (20% discount with my affiliate link): https://jedherne.com/prowritingaid Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hWGBJQxqHkM?si=PwIgA_2fx2SuD4lv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

"There are four main reasons why you're struggling to finish your fantasy novel, and here's how to fix them." Today, I'm helping you break through your creative blocks and set yourself up to finally finish your debut novel. Apply for Jed Herne's Fantasy Outlining Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/outlining_bootcamp Get my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Get my word count tracker...

"Studies show that smell triggers more emotion than any other sense. This is just one of the keys to writing great descriptions in your novel." In today's episode, I share the most common description mistakes I see new fantasy writers making, based on my experience of editing over 751,000+ words of fantasy stories so far this year. Tools mentioned: ProWritingAid - get the software here: https://pr...

"To become a great writer, study human psychology." When it comes to writing great fantasy novels, you need to write a lot and read a lot. There's no getting around that. However, over my author career, I've discovered several non-writing habits that help me tell better stories. Many of these are incredibly simple to implement - yet incredibly powerful at the same time. Join my Easy Writing Habits...

"Small details create big emotions." In today's episode, I share the seven most useful lessons I took from The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass, who has run a successful literary agency for over 40 years. Maass' clients include notable fantasy authors like Brent Weeks and Peter McClean, who have sold millions of books. The Emotional Craft of fiction has been one of my favourite writing a...

"Don't write what you know . Write what you've felt ." In today's episode, Jed shares the most common main character mistakes new fantasy writers make, based on his experience of editing 19 novels and getting on 70+ coaching calls with authors over the last year. Get Jed's new book, Kingdom of Dragons: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jedherne/kingdom-of-dragons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

"Promise readers a great future...then take it away." Today, Jed shares six tactics for writing more impactful, emotional character deaths in your fantasy novel. This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: Apply for my 6-week outlining bootcamp: https://jedherne.com/outline Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy...

"I used to hate prologues, but I've changed my mind." Today, I explore the unique narrative advantages a prologue can provide when compared to just starting with chapter one. To do this, I critique the prologues from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, Never Die by Rob J. Hayes, Dragon Mage by M. L. Spencer, The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein, and Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. Check...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/ivY-_im3NrU?si=RkZkaHSnhc_yo1Gw Apply for my 6-week outlining bootcamp: https://jedherne.com/outline Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy no...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQnXGP-So9c Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy no...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvqVj3RAK4U Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy no...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVDJpn0oGac Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy no...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/cGqO-9c-X9A Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO2vx_0TG34 Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy no...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbsHUrYzLfI Check out my Fantasy Worldbuilder website: https://fantasyworldbuilder.com/ Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedhe...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/4BbY4MukWeA Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/hoFl8PGPnhQ Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/zX4yGcKUtEM Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com / Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/-5fjlhJSVbE Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/Cxr-TTdqFHs Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/Tx4V3g1cMmo Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/8SOHaty7soc Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/mcmQmyu4Aok Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/r8xcEQxXyDM Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...

This podcast was originally a YouTube video. Watch that video here: https://youtu.be/Xjh2I8-gJSo Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ Apply for my 1-on-1 Story Coaching program: https://jedherne.com/coaching ABOUT THE SHOW: Jed Herne is the author of three fantasy novels: Fires of...