Book trailers have been around for a while and this article examines their pros and cons in 2023

Using AI to help in marketing independently published fantasy novels.

PowerPoint, Three Ways it Can Help Artists. These are production of Strategic Maps for grand epic story telling, tactical maps for writing scenes, and artist guidance for depicting characters and producing book covers.

Graphic Tools for Indie Author — Part 2, Using Photofunia

Flintlock Fantasy Resources — Fiction and Nonfiction provides a short list of resources that can help aspiring novelists in this genre.

Graphic Tools for Indie Authors — an exploration of web resources and the use of PowerPoint for simple indie author graphics.

The Crossbow by Sir Ralph Payne Gallway -- A Book Review for fantasy authors

What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank, by Kristen D. Ball — a book review from the perspective of fantasy novelists.

Five awesome indie author resources that I have found invaluable for providing writing, marketing, and publishing advice.

Imagery that Conveys Character and Setting — some examples

Eight Observations on a Writers' Group — group dynamics, composition, participation, and more.

A book review of Gunpowder by Jack Kelly. An excellent, easy-to-read history of gunpowder.

Two books to inform the novelist on genre and structure.

Five Quick-to-Learn Content Creation Tools — Word, PowerPoint, Snagit, Powtoon, and Canva

Three Tools to Map Your Heroine’s World — Paper and Pencil, PowerPoint, and Inkarnate

Two Flintlocks for Your Heroine — in which we discuss a rifle and a pistol, both historical weapons, which may be appropriate in flintlock fantasy stories.

Author Bloggers: Two Things to Make Your Think Twice About Video. These are Cost and Content Consumption Patterns.

Ensuring your heroine is not taken seriously involves high-heeled boots, inappropriate outfits, comically large swords, and more.

Lady Merreth’s Villains — Fan Art

Character Reference Sheet Example — Lady Tiandraa of the Red Hand. Here I present a sample reference sheet for Lady Merreth’s main antagonist in Western Watch.