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So, you want to write a fantasy novel. Excellent choice. Why write a sensible modern drama about divorce and parking permits when you could create dragons, cursed kings, suspicious forests, and a wizard who smells faintly of onions?

Writing fantasy from scratch may seem overwhelming, but fear not. Many great worlds began with nothing more than one strange idea and someone avoiding real work.

Step One: Start With a Brilliant “What If?”

Every fantasy novel begins with a question.

What if magic were...

I’ll be honest—when I first heard about AI muscling its way into the fantasy writing world, my gut reaction wasn’t exactly heroic. It was more… suspicious tavern patron in the corner, clutching a mug and muttering, “This won’t end well.”

Fantasy, to me, has always felt deeply human. Messy. Emotional. A little unhinged in the best way. The idea that a machine could wander into that space felt like inviting a golem to a poetry reading.

And yet, here I am, not only using AI but kind of enjoying...

The Spark of Inspiration

People always ask where ideas come from, and the honest answer is—I tend to find inspiration in the small, ordinary moments most of us walk past. A half-heard conversation in a café, the way the light hits a street at dusk, a quiet moment in nature—it all adds up. The world is full of stories; you just have to notice them.

That’s something I come back to often: pay attention to the mundane. It’s rarely as mundane as it looks. I keep a journal to catch those passing...