Why F-to-SS Magic Ranks Hook Fantasy Readers (and How Shattered Crown Uses Them)
Why the F-to-SS rank system is everywhere in fantasy now — the five jobs it quietly does, the common failure mode, and how Shattered Crown puts it to work
5 Magic System Mistakes That Make YA Fantasy Readers DNF (and How to Fix Them)
Five magic-system mistakes that make YA fantasy readers put the book down — with examples from books that got it right and the fixes that work.
From Blank Page to a Three-Book Fantasy Trilogy in 90 Days: My AI-Assisted Fiction Process
The six-phase AI-assisted process that produced the Shattered Crown trilogy in 90 days. Not theory — the actual workflow, where it breaks, and how to fix
How to Create a ChatGPT Story Outline That Actually Works (Step-by-Step)
Did you know that most novels that never get finished die in the outlining stage—not the writing stage? I know that was true for me. I had ideas. Lots of them. But every time I sat down to turn an idea into an actual plan, I’d end up with a messy jumble of scenes that…
How to use AI to Write a Chapter or Two for the Best Result
Here’s something nobody tells you about writing your first chapter—it’s supposed to feel hard. I spent years thinking I just wasn’t cut out for fiction because I could never get past page three. The opening felt wrong, the pacing felt off, and by the time I rewrote the first paragraph for the sixth time, I’d…
How to Write a Novel With AI: The Complete Beginner’s Guide (2025)
Want to write a novel but don’t know where to start? Learn how to write a novel with AI step by step—from outlining to final draft—even if you’ve never written fiction before.
