How to Make Any Fantasy Scene More Exciting (The SLED Method)

How to Make Any Fantasy Scene More Exciting (The SLED Method)

Published: April 25, 2025

Duration: 8:15

Have you ever found yourself writing a scene in your fantasy novel that just felt a little boring?


Well, there’s a simple approach you can use to fix that and make any scene more exciting.


I call this the SLED method.


And it’s a technique I’ve used again and again through the last 12 years of my writing career, in which time I’ve published four fantasy novels and a video game.

It hasn’t just worked for me. I’ve taught 150+ fantasy writers in my different cl...