S2 E13 Building Fantasy Worlds...Magic Systems and More with Karissa Riffel

<p>In this episode, we put our very own co-host Karissa Riffel in the hot seat! </p><p>We explore how to write fantasy and some of the subgenres within. We talk world building, magic systems, and how long fantasy novels tend to be.</p><p>If you've ever wondered about the different facets of fantasy books, wanted to try your hand at writing one, or even wanted to know the difference between YA and Adult fantasy, you won't want to miss this episode, complete with fantasy recs.</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9781662532245" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Moorwitch by Jessica Khoury</strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.brandonsanderson.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Brandon Sanderson</strong></a></p><p><br /><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780547928210" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9781250857439" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780593500156" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780756404741" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780063211506" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780316556323" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Circe by Madeline Miller</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780307744432" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern</strong></a></p><p><br /><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9781250095268" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Caraval by Stephanie Garber</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://shadowlandsdispatch.substack.com/p/faith-and-fantasy-literature-a-christian-749" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shadowlandsdispatch.substack.com/p/faith-and-fantasy-literature-a-christian-749⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Find the Lit Ladies on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/litladiespod/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@litladiespod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>@karissariffel.books ;⁠⁠⁠ <a rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://karissariffel.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>@christie_b_kern_writes ;⁠⁠⁠ ⁠<a href="https://www.christiebkern.com/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.christiebkern.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>@kellyborjaswrites ;<a rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.kellyborjas.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.christiebkern.com/contact" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Sign up for Christie's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/y6kfxq70o8%20" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Sign up for Kelly's Newsletter (and get a FREE short story!)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>