Urban Fantasy: How to Write Paranormal & Supernatural Thrillers (Genre Writer)

Create Tales of Magic and SuspenseUrban fantasy is a popular genre of fiction, but how do you write an urban fantasy novel? You need to know the genre conventions (or tropes) - all the things a reader expects to find in an urban fantasy. In this book you'll learn how to create a kick-ass hero; how to combine the investigation of a hardboiled detective plot with magic and horror movie creatures, and how to create character relationships that can evolve across a series of stories. Content includes:A Brief History of Urban FantasySetting - Putting the 'Urban' in Urban Fantasy. Or notIconography - Urban Fantasy, Harboiled Detectives & Film NoirTone & StyleThemes - Good vs Evil & Intimate AdventureCharacter Relationships - Creating a Scooby GangFemale Heroes - The Daughter & The AmazonCeating Male HeroesCreating a Consistent System of MagicWitches & WitchcraftPsychic Abilities & SuperpowersVampires in Folklore, Films & FictionWerewolves & ShapeshiftersElves & FairiesGhosts & SpiritsZombies & GhoulsDemons & DemonologyExorcismsCryptozoologyUrban Fantasy Plots - Origins Stories, Monster-of-the-Week, Fear to FriendshipDark RomanceThe Big Bad - Creating VillainsYou will discover why particular tropes are important to readers, and how to create them for your own stories. Character archetypes will help you create your story people, and the eight-sequence plot structure lets you put it all together so you have the right things in the right places. Read more