Tag Archives: Gandalf

Writing: Your Characters Must Earn (or Have Earned) Their Skills

If you want your reader to believe in your make-believe world and suspend disbelief, make sure to show that your characters have earned their skills, knowledge, and powers. Michael Jordan is quite possibly the world’s greatest, most skilled basketball player. … Continue reading

Posted in Character Development, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Writing: Keeping Character Confrontation Results Realistic

If you don’t prove your character deserves to win, no amount of writing technique is going to get your readers to suspend disbelief and buy into your story. Picture a baseball field. Imagine that Roger Clemons has taken the mound. … Continue reading

Posted in Character Development, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Writing: Why the Laws of Thermodynamics Are Important to Your Story

Even writers of epic fantasy stories need to be grounded in a good understanding of the effects of the three laws of thermodynamics. In Back to the Future 3, Marty McFly finds himself trapped in the Wild West during the … Continue reading

Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Surround the Unbelievable with the Believable: The Transformation Example

Making Make-Believe Believable: Surround the unbelievable with the believable by transforming believable items into items that are unbelievable. If you are new to this blog, I’ve been writing a series of posts about writing speculative fiction, including fantasy, science fiction, … Continue reading

Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment