Inside you there’s strength you don’t even realize.

“You’re more powerful than you know, girl. “I knew you’d figure it out,” she says with pride. That definitely should take the reader off her scent and concentrate on her specialness. To mask that your main character is the simpleton make her a special-snowflake. Yes! Make her a toxicomaniacĪt least the odor works to mask Cohen’s inebriating scent. And the heroine must sniff him all the time. Even when he hadn't had a bath for weeks. To be very, very muscular so no one would notice how very clone-like he is. Make the main love interest as generic as possible. “You-you didn’t do it?” My mouth gapes open. Warmth blossoms in my sternum, pools in my gut, and spreads outward to the tips of my limbs. So worked up, it takes a minute for me to feel his words. “I didn’t kill Saul.” His voice sounds close to a snarl. And the reader will feel an advantage at guessing every riddle before the main character. The more obvious the better: that way you'll guarantee your character doesn't get a thing about what's going on around her. She must be very slow at getting the clues and the obvious ones must be the hardest for her to get. It's highly important for moving the plot forward or else there won't be any reasons for writing your epic fantasy books. Oh, and don't forget to create the vaguest reason for the two Kingdoms to war with each other. To make sure you've done a proper job, set any other country in place of your Kingdom and if there's nothing distinguishable about the two, then you have truly succeeded in not creating any world-building. Give as little information about these Kingdoms' history and culture as possible. First of all, you need to create two Kingdoms and send them to war with each other. This books was my first read of 2017, so, yeah, I am out for blood snark.Ī guide 'How to ruin potentially good fantasy story'

Ever the hunted by erin summerill