- New this year at SavvyAuthors!
- New!!
- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Member Price: $40.00
- Category
- Indie Publishing
- Characters
- Description/Setting
- Dialogue
- Genre
- GMC
- Plotting
- Series
- Voice
- Worldbuilding
- Class Length
- 4 Weeks
Step into the shadows and craft stories that linger with readers long after they turn the last page. In Make It a Dark Fantasy, you’ll uncover the secrets of this hauntingly beautiful genre, from rich, immersive settings to morally complex characters and chilling atmospheres. Each lesson is designed to push your storytelling skills, teaching you how to blend fantasy with the darkness that captivates and unnerves.
Here’s a peek into our journey:
Here’s a peek into our journey:
- Lesson 1: Start with the core—discover what makes dark fantasy unique.
- Lesson 2: Dive deep into how dark fantasy overlaps and diverges from other genres.
- Lesson 3: Populate your worlds with iconic and twisted characters.
- Lesson 4: Build settings that breathe and pulse with mystery.
- Lesson 5: Explore powerful themes that haunt and provoke.
- Lesson 6: Master the art of suspense and atmosphere.
- Lesson 7: Embrace moral ambiguity and internal conflict for unforgettable characters.
- Lesson 8: Understand what today’s readers crave in dark fantasy.
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
Please note that you do NOT need to be online at a specific time to access the lectures. This is NOT a live video based class.
