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

By: Paul Tomlinson

Create Tales of Magic and Suspense Urban 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 Fantasy Setting - Putting the 'Urban' in Urban Fantasy. Or not Iconography - Urban Fantasy, Harboiled Detectives & Film Noir Tone & Style Themes - Good vs Evil & Intimate Adventure Character Relationships - Creating a Scooby Gang Female Heroes - The Daughter & The Amazon Ceating Male Heroes Creating a Consistent System of Magic Witches & Witchcraft Psychic Abilities & Superpowers Vampires in Folklore, Films & Fiction Werewolves & Shapeshifters Elves & Fairies Ghosts & Spirits Zombies & Ghouls Demons & Demonology Exorcisms Cryptozoology Urban Fantasy Plots - Origins Stories, Monster-of-the-Week, Fear to Friendship Dark Romance The Big Bad - Creating Villains You 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CP9DMWFB
• ISBN13: 9798869686664
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 421 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"