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
Tag: fantasy worlds
Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #37
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
Saturday Setup – Creatures: The Usual Suspects
Introduction This week, we're moving from language creation to talking about fantasy creatures. Today, we're just going to go over some of the typical fantasy creatures and what you ought to be considering for them. Mainly, this week's post is going to be focusing on bigger creatures like dragons and sea monsters. It won't be… Continue reading Saturday Setup – Creatures: The Usual Suspects
Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #36
This week's work-in-progress comes from Pathway of the Moon, mainly because that's what I've been working on most lately. I'm getting so close to done, and I'm definitely feeling end-of-book jitters. More than usual, in fact, but I guess that's to be expected since the book is way longer than anything I've ever done before.… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #36
Flash Fiction Fridays – Guardian
This week’s Flash Fiction Friday is another one based on a prompt I found on Pinterest. This one is built on the premise that everyone but you has a guardian angel. Instead, you have a guardian demon who deals with things in more violent but much more efficient fashion. It sounded interesting, so let’s see… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays – Guardian
Saturday Setups – Factors to Consider
Introduction Last time, we talked about languages and developing them, but this week, we're going to briefly go over some factors to consider. Building languages is complex, so it's important to break it down and go part by part. How far you go with it obviously depends, as we said last time, on what you… Continue reading Saturday Setups – Factors to Consider
Flash Fiction Fridays – First Meetings
This week's flash fiction is about Leo's parents and their first meeting. If you've ever wondered how his mother ended up stuck in such an awful situation, this answers that. Enjoy! ~~~ She held her head as high as she could and looked him in the eye. Pale violet blended out into a deeper shade… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays – First Meetings
Saturday Setups: Language Building – An Introduction
Introduction In a post on language factors, we already went over some basics about languages and building them for specific areas as well as basics on how to do it in general. In this post and upcoming ones, we're taking a look at this more closely. This is a process that is entirely optional, and… Continue reading Saturday Setups: Language Building – An Introduction
Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #34
This is a sneak peek at a short story I'm working on for a short story collection that I hope to publish in 2021. I know, a while out, but I like to get a head start so I can make sure everything is finished on schedule. Anyway, this one is about Enlil, a storm… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #34
Saturday Setups – Magic: Consequences
Introduction This week's discussion is the last on magic for now. We're going to go over consequences to magic. We've already hinted toward this a bit, but a closer look at it is important because there's so much variation in the topic. So we're going to examine this area in a little more detail. Since… Continue reading Saturday Setups – Magic: Consequences