Thanks for your tips. I've also found this website:
http://www.danielarenson.com/FantasyWritingTips.aspx
He has quite some useful stuff to say. (And I like those book covers of his
) Another fantasy author to add to my TBR list... someday... To be honest, I don't expect this to be more than "standard fantasy", but I don't think my story will be any more epic or literary than that. No matter. I'll just have to try this.