A reading guide and contents page — Dear readers: this is a guide to my web-novel, “Sorcerer, Level 1”. It is a fantasy gamelit web-novel, with a Dungeons & Dragons flavor! Contents page below. What is the novel about? It follows Alcar, a young man in a mythic fantasy city, and his dreams of becoming an adventurer. Despite an absence of any…

It’s time to help your readers! — I’ve been reading a lot of fiction on Medium recently. A lot. And as I said in a recent list of reading recommendations, I think that the state of fiction on Medium is very healthy (even if it remains much smaller than non-fiction). I’ve also been chatting to a lot…

Easy access to all of J.F. Danskin’s articles and resources — I’m a creative writer of LitRPG and historical fantasy. My articles are about the craft and process of creative writing, in particular, writing fantasy. It’s easy to lose track of 250+ blog posts… even when you wrote them yourself! I’ve been blogging here on Medium roughly once a day, and…

But do they spoil the story? — Warning… this article contains plot details from The Rings of Power TV show, as well as from The Silmarillion, and The Lord of the Rings, both by J.R.R. Tolkien. Are you watching the The Rings of Power? It’s Amazon Prime’s new headline show, and, incidentally, the most expensive TV show…

Time for some seasonal writing — I like to share writing prompts every Monday, usually as themed lists. This set are more of a mixture — but sometimes a bit of chaos can spark creativity, so let’s roll with it! What’s more, I’d like to set a challenge. I don’t want to make this a weekly…

A fantasy flash-fiction story — This story is for Bradan Writes Stories’s Monday Mashup #6: Monday Mash-Up #6 Story writing prompts to spark your creativity with a challengemedium.com I toss an apple in my hand. “I gotta hurry today,” I say. “The Duke’s reservists moves out tomorrow, and I’m tasked with measuring up over five hundred new tabards.” “Wage slave!” hisses my sister, Shekarbana. My father smiles serenely…

A selection of quests for the rookie — This is part of a story that works as an interactive game. You’ll need to have some paper and dice at the ready! Click here for the beginning of the story. You take a look at the noticeboard inside the Adventurers’ League headquarters, and find signs advertising the following quests…

A starter chapter for a ‘choose your own’ interactive story — This is the beginning of a story that works as an interactive game. If you want to make the most of it, have some paper and dice at the ready! The gates of Westport stand open. Two middle-aged guards watch you as you approach. It’s dawn, and you are ready…

A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — Drabble edition! — This is a continuation of You Are Dead, a Choose Your Own Adventure Story — Drabble Edition started by Bradan Writes Stories. Find out how to contribute here, or return to the previous chapter: “The Bite of Death”. Clutching your severed, bleeding stump, you crash through bushes towards the edge…