Susan and John Ruff, Fantasy Authors

Tag: fantasy novel

  • Takeaways from the NaNoWriMo Experience

    You never know what you can accomplish until you challenge yourself. When I started NaNoWriMo on November 1, I had no idea whether I could write 1667 words of fiction in one day, much less keep it up every day until I completed 50,000 words. To my surprise, not only…

  • NaNoWriMo: In the Home Stretch

    Writing at least 1667 words of fiction every single day makes a month pass by very quickly. It’s hard to believe that it’s already the 26th day of the November challenge. The goal is finally in sight. In last Friday’s blog post, I mentioned that I had a full calendar…

  • Writing 1700 Words a Day: Week 3

    Whew! Here I am on Day 19 of the NaNoWriMo November challenge, and I must confess that I am getting tired. So far, I have managed to keep up with the daily word count, but it is definitely more stressful. The actual words themselves are not the problem — it…

  • Writing 1700 Words a Day: Week 2

    You learn a lot about your writing capabilities when you push your limits. After 11 days of participating in the NaNoWriMo challenge, I have learned that I am capable of producing at least 1700 words of fiction per day. It’s not easy and it takes several hours, but I can…

  • Writing 1700 Words a Day: Week 1

    As I mentioned last week, I am trying the NaNoWriMo challenge to see if I can write 50,000 words of fiction in 30 days. Today will be my fifth day of writing at least 1700 words. (Technically, you only have to write 1667 words per day to reach the goal,…

  • Doing the NaNoWriMo?

    Well, I’ve made the decision. I’m going to try the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) Challenge this year. To succeed in the challenge, you have to write 50,000 words of a novel during the 30 days of November, or approximately 1,667 words per day. You can write extra words or…

  • Writing Inspiration Destination: Salisbury, England

    (This is part 9 of the series describing places that have influenced my writing.) If you’ve been following my blog for a while. I can guess what you are already thinking: she co-authors fantasy novels and she loves archaeology. Guess what her writing inspiration from the area around Salisbury, England…

  • Deviating from a Book Outline

    It’s always interesting to hear from other writers about the methods they use to draft their novels. Many authors outline carefully and extensively, while others simply start writing and see where the story goes. I’ve heard about some who don’t use a formal outline, but still develop some type of…

  • Writing Inspiration Destination: Hawaii’s Big Island

    (This is part 8 of the series describing places that have influenced my writing.) Where does an author of medieval-ish (emphasis on the “ish”) high fantasy novels find inspiration in a tropical paradise like Hawaii? Not necessarily where you would expect. Yes, Hawaii is everything it promises in all those…

  • What’s New at Emerald Cove in Fall 2021?

    It’s been a while since I provided an update about our Emerald Cove Press projects, so this seems like a good time. The Emerald Cove writer’s group met at our favorite Denny’s last Friday. It’s great to be back to live meetings again. We had a long discussion about the…