Last episode we took a look at making a sun or two to keep your characters toasty during the day, but who cares about that if your...

Spoiler alert for Avatar: The Last Airbender, Horizon: Zero Dawn I promised we’d dive deeper into the minutia of creating a new world for...

Spoiler alert for The Lord of the Rings. As promised, we’re going to start phase two of Noveljutsu and get into worldbuilding. I’ve...

Spoiler alert for Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer and Anastasia (1997 animated film). A while ago I came across a review for a book I’d...

Hey, everyone! You might have noticed it’s been a while since my last post. The shortest excuse I can give is: 2020. What a year to try...

So, today’s episode is going to be a little different. I know I said in the last post I’d be starting a new series on worldbuilding, and...

Avatar’s theme affects the main characters’ motivations and the lessons they need to learn to have a complete arc.

I’m going to go over 2 goals to have in mind when worldbuilding and 6 aspects of worldbuilding Avatar uses to enhance its themes.

Showing how characters in Avatar struggle with their own concepts of honour highlights what the creators view as the correct definition.

SPOILER WARNING for Avatar: The Last Airbender, particularly for the episodes The Painted Lady and The Southern Raiders. Today’s post is...

Spoiler alert for the Dragon Age video game serious (minor spoilers) and for The Last of Us (major spoilers). Originally, I thought...

I’ll wrap up this examination of genre with a look at my fictional one true love: speculative fiction.

You want your book to find the people who will love it, and that means knowing what area of the bookstore they'll spend the most time.

Don't want readers to wear out their eyes reading every book in the store before they find yours? Make sure your book is on the right shelf.

There are a few ways to find the right readers, and today we're going to talk about targeting readers who are the right age for your novel.

I’m going to dive into some of the places I’ve gotten ideas for my novels, and maybe one of these sources will be a goldmine for you too.

For some people, coming up with ideas is easy. For others it's really hard. After all, you can't just force your brain to get inspired,...

Hi there, and welcome to my Noveljutsu blog! My name is Raelyn. I'm a certifiable nerd, an artist who's dabbled in webcomics, and a...