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Work-In-Progress #42

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000

This week's Work-In-Progress is from a short story that I've been working on here and there between working on my novella When All Else Fails for the Open Novella Contest. It's from Enlil's Royal, a short story that will be going into a collection I'm planning to release next year. ~~~ ENLIL ROSE INTO the…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress #42

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Thursday Technicalities – Weaving WorldBuilding Into the Story – Final Thoughts

Ariel Paiement — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

In the end, no post or set of posts can possibly cover every detail of world-building and weaving it into your story. Your story will have some elements and not others, and your style will utilize some techniques but not others. This means that, if you really want to grow in this area, you're going…… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities – Weaving WorldBuilding Into the Story – Final Thoughts

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Saturday Setups: Habitats

Ariel Paiement — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Introduction Today, we're going to focus on habitats. If you're creating your own creatures, you need to take habitats into consideration. What an animal or creature is equipped with will vary depending on what they need to survive. A desert animal is going to have very different features than a jungle animal, for instance. This…… Continue reading Saturday Setups: Habitats

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Saturday Setups – Global Mapping: Terrain Features Pt. 2

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:42:19 +0000

Introduction As a quick announcement, the worldbuilding posts will be moving to Saturdays to be a part of the blog section Saturday Setup, which will deal with different aspects of setting up your story world. The posts will, for now, be up every other week, just as they have been so far. With that out…… Continue reading Saturday Setups – Global Mapping: Terrain Features Pt. 2

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Saturday Setups – GLobal Mapping: Terrain Features Pt. 1

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:41:33 +0000

Introduction to Terrains Hey, everyone! I'm back this week with a post on world-building. Today's post is the first to delve into the global side of mapping, and we're looking at terrain considerations first. Terrain affects a lot of your world-building. After all, if your characters are living in a desert, their lifestyle will be…… Continue reading Saturday Setups – GLobal Mapping: Terrain Features Pt. 1

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Saturday Setup: Creatures – Creating Your Own

Ariel Paiement — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Introduction Any discussion of creatures and fantasy would be totally remiss if I didn't cover creating your own creatures. After all, while we've got a plethora of well-established fantasy creatures, creating your own is one really fun way to put a unique spin on your world, and plenty of authors do it. There's a variety…… Continue reading Saturday Setup: Creatures – Creating Your Own

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Thursday Technicalities: Weaving World-Building Into Your Story – Through Your Character’s Eyes

Ariel Paiement — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Introduction This week, we're going to talk about weaving world-building into the story through your character's eyes. There are multiple ways to go about weaving your world into the story, but one of the best ways is through your character. So let's talk about how. dISCOVERIES The first way you can go about weaving your…… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Weaving World-Building Into Your Story – Through Your Character’s Eyes

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Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #38

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week's WIP Wednesday is the last one that will feature Pathway of the Moon since I'm on the last chapter and finishing it up. Enjoy! ~~~ WHEN LEO WALKED through the door of the cottage, Amadeira flung herself at him. He caught her and staggered back before he caught his balance and held her…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #38

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Thursday Technicalities: World Building Tools – Weaving Together Plot and World

Ariel Paiement — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Introduction This seemed like a fitting place to begin a new series on Thursday Technicalities since we talk about world building tools on Saturday Setups and since I was just discussing where I learned most of what I know in my newsletter this week. So, yes, we're going to talk about more world building tools,…… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: World Building Tools – Weaving Together Plot and World

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Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #37

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week, I finished up chapter fifty-nine of Pathway of the Moon. One more to go, and then it's done and off to my list of works to edit (which currently consists of only that one piece and part of another, so it's a short list of books for my own work, at least). I'm…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #37

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