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4 Mythical Beasts to Use Instead of Dragons
Dragons rock. Dragons rule.
And yet…
I can’t help but feel that in the niche occupied by dragons, perhaps there are others who could step up, other mythological beasts we haven’t yet considered for some of the roles we’ve automatically assigned to dragons. I mean, dragons are really cool, we’re not disputing that, but maybe some other beasts could have a chance to be really cool too?
What is “incluing”, and why should you be doing it?
Introducing readers to a new world can be an interesting challenge. How do you explain to your readers the workings or a world that may be very different from our own? How do you explain what motivates a character if you can’t tell the audience directly?
How long should your novel be?
You’re ready to write a novel, but now that you’re staring at a blank page, you face a new question: how long is a novel, anyway? You’ve read books, so you know what a normal book length is, but how do you make sure that what you’re writing is an acceptable (publishable) length?
The answer is to use word count.