"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: <a href="https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

"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://prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"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: <a href="https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

7 Description Mistakes New Fantasy Writers Make

Hi! My name is Jed Herne, and on this podcast, I share the best fantasy writing advice that I've learned from publishing four fantasy novels and coaching 170+ writers in my different classes and programs. My books include Kingdom of Dragons, The Thunder Heist, Across the Broken Stars, and Fires of the Dead. I also wrote Siege of Treboulain - an interactive epic fantasy novel, published by Choice of Games. I also created the Wizards, Warriors, &amp; Words, and Novel Analyst podcasts. Expect to learn about plotting, character development, worldbuilding, magic systems, and lots more. *** If you want to take your writing further, check out my FREE 5-day character development course: <a href="https://jedherne.com/character-course/?podcast=Fantasy%20Writing%20Show%20-%20Link%20in%20'about'%20section" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jedherne.com/character-course</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Hi! My name is Jed Herne, and on this podcast, I share the best fantasy writing advice that I've learned from publishing four fantasy novels and coaching 170+ writers in my different classes and programs. My books include Kingdom of Dragons, The Thunder Heist, Across the Broken Stars, and Fires of the Dead. I also wrote Siege of Treboulain - an interactive epic fantasy novel, published by Choice of Games. I also created the Wizards, Warriors, & Words, and Novel Analyst podcasts. Expect to learn about plotting, character development, worldbuilding, magic systems, and lots more. *** If you want to take your writing further, check out my FREE 5-day character development course: https://jedherne.com/character-course Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi! My name is Jed Herne, and on this podcast, I share the best fantasy writing advice that I've learned from publishing four fantasy novels and coaching 170+ writers in my different classes and programs. My books include Kingdom of Dragons, The Thunder Heist, Across the Broken Stars, and Fires of the Dead. I also wrote Siege of Treboulain - an interactive epic fantasy novel, published by Choice of Games. I also created the Wizards, Warriors, &amp; Words, and Novel Analyst podcasts. Expect to learn about plotting, character development, worldbuilding, magic systems, and lots more. *** If you want to take your writing further, check out my FREE 5-day character development course: <a href="https://jedherne.com/character-course/?podcast=Fantasy%20Writing%20Show%20-%20Link%20in%20'about'%20section" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://jedherne.com/character-course</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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