Wow, that sounds amazing! I love anything with druids and Celtic mythology (obviously) so I’m always on the lookout for any books with the same themes! I’d love to read an excerpt when you start getting into it.
My advice for writing a fantasy book... 🤔🤔 To be honest I have so many!
1. Research names, mythology, cultures, writing tips and ideas, brainstorm plot ideas, relationships. Explore and play around with all the possible ideas and see which click with you, I can promise you there is already a world within you, you just need to put it into words and manifest it from imagination unto paper.
2. Get inspired. Watch movies, tv shows, read books and fan fiction even which inspires you, appeals to you or in some way is similar to what you want to create! This is such a useful tip. It’s the closest you can get to that feeling of “I’m watching/reading my own book unfold right now” and it’s so so powerful and motivating to get your book written and done.
3. Planning. You can either have a vague idea in your head and go from there, or have it planned A-to-B if that’s your thing, figure out what works best for you. For me it’s a combination of both and knowing when to be flexible. The point is to have at least a general idea of how it begins, what’s the middle bit, and how it ends, then keep filling in the blanks in between. It doesn’t matter if your process is chaotic as long as it works.
4. When writing scenes, most likely there will be times when certain chapters or scenes or moments are immediately more interesting and exciting/appealing to write - my tip, don’t ignore the call of it! Just write down in the moment whatever idea or inspiration you have, write down as much of it as you can wherever you can (post it, notes, sketchbook, etc), because 9 times out of 10, you will otherwise forget about it, or if you remember, you’ll lose/forget the “emotional undertone” of that idea, which is where the juice, the bloodline of a story is at.
5. Be open to feedback and critique - once your first draft is done, share it with closest friends or family or a chosen group of people. Revise, edit, polish it until it feels right, and I say right because it will never be perfect. Perfect is relative. What matters is for it to feel like it’s done - you’ll know when the time comes.
6. Bonus/optional - in case you want to share the story with the world, it’s good to decide whether you want to go the traditional route or self-publishing. Now for this I would advise to do your lengthy research on both because both have advantages and disadvantages, so pick which works best for your goals and artistic values.
I have so many other tips, maybe I will write an article to share them all.
Hope this helps and wishing you much luck in your writing endeavors, you’ve got this! 💚💚
