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Richie Billing

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Born

Liverpool

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Raymond E. Feist, George R.R. Martin, Harper Lee, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lajo ...more

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Richie Billing is a writer of dark fantasy and literary fiction. His tales often explore real-world issues, zooming in on the characters and their troubles.

His short fiction has been widely published, with stories adapted for BBC radio, translated, and taught in Swedish secondary schools.

His debut novel, Pariah's Lament, was published by Of Metal and Magic Publishing in March 2021. His first novella, a political fantasy called Together We Rise, came out in March 2025.

Richie also hosts the podcast The Fantasy Writers’ Toolshed, a venture inspired by readers of his acclaimed craft book, A Fantasy Writers’ Handbook.

When not writing, Richie works as an editor and digital marketer and teaches creative writing both online and in his home city of ...more

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	A Fantasy Writers' Handbook 4.30 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pariah's Lament 4.23 avg rating — 84 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Tales of Tervia - High Fantasy Stories From A World All Too Familiar To Our Own 3.61 avg rating — 33 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flying on the Ground: An Assortment of Short Fiction 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoughts On Writing 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The General & The Visitor by Richie Billing (Goodreads Author), Mark Brooks 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wolves That Stalk The Flock 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drake (The Breakaways, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Together We Rise: A Low Fantasy Tale of Revolution, Vengeance, and Hope by Richie Billing (Goodreads Author), Robin Coppock (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Orwell provided six guidelines to consider when writing prose: 1. Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print; 2. Never use a long word where a short one will do; 3. If it is possible to cut out a word, always cut it out; 4. Never use the passive [voice] where you can use the active; 5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent; 6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.”
― Richie Billing, A Fantasy Writers' Handbook

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