I asked 348 fantasy readers about their least favourite story elements. In this episode, I share the top 10 most common responses, and provide my own analysis and thoughts on each 'hate.'

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This simple technique will add tremendous depth, complexity, and realism to your fantasy characters.

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Avoid these mistakes to write better antagonists in your fantasy novel.

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In this episode, I explore a simple 6-step process that you can use to easily structure the scenes in your fantasy book.

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This is a full masterclass on writing better sentences in your fantasy novel, drawing from my experience of editing around 800,000 words over the past year.

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"There are four main reasons why you're struggling to finish your fantasy novel, and here's how to fix them." Today, I'm helping you break through your creative blocks and set yourself up to finally finish your debut novel.

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"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.

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"To become a great writer, study human psychology." When it comes to writing great fantasy novels, you need to write a lot and read a lot. There's no getting around that. However, over my author career, I've discovered several non-writing habits that help me tell better stories.

Many of these are incredibly simple to implement - yet incredibly powerful at the same time.

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"Small details create big emotions." In today's episode, I share the seven most useful lessons I took from The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass, who has run a successful literary agency for over 40 years. Maass' clients include notable fantasy authors like Brent Weeks and Peter McClean, who have sold millions of books.

The Emotional Craft of fiction has been one of my favourite writing advice books ever since I first read it in 2019, so there's a lot to unpack in this episode. Enjoy!

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"Don't write what you know. Write what you've felt." In today's episode, Jed shares the most common main character mistakes new fantasy writers make, based on his experience of editing 19 novels and getting on 70+ coaching calls with authors over the last year.

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