We Break Immortals is the first book I have reviewed for 2022 and it has set the bar extremely high! Riley displays some of the most impressive worldbuilding and character work that I have ever seen. The amount of worldbuilding that is just casually littered throughout the book is staggering, yet it feels like there’s so much more to learn. It’s truly a testament to Riley’s skill and it serves to make the world really feel lived in. It’s not just a backdrop for the story to take place, but an active participant in the telling.
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Guest Post: Bulking Up A Thin Plot: How To Pull Pieces Of A Plot Out Of Thin Air By Story-Crafting In Layers by Thomas Howard Riley
Have you ever stared at a computer screen, waiting for good plot ideas? Have you ever discarded one after another after another, as each of them seem thin, dull, or pointless? Have you ever looked at your burgeoning story and thought, I Want My Plot To Be A Lot But It’s Not? We all have at […]
