Here’s a bloody ceremony and a vengeful beasty. I was surprised the Dog-Demon has such a dark story. They’re the main characters in one of my favorite animes. Sesshomaru is still my favorite character even though the anime has been over for years. The Inugami (dog god) can be conjured through a cruel ceremony. A…
The first horror movie of October and it was…decent. It wasn’t the worst horror movie I’d ever seen. I’ve seen some bad ones. It wasn’t nearly as good as The Conjuring. I’m still trying to figure out why Annabelle came out on the same day as Gone Girl. Annabelle leaned heavily on some haunted house…
Other cultures have different types of shapeshifting animals while we seem to focus on wolves. I’m real tired of werewolves. Unless it’s Underworld, then I love lycans. Raccoon-dog or tanuki is another popular creature in anime. In most shows, it’s there to be adorable. It is so useless. The tanuki is a reminder that not…
Just because someone says you should be on that social network, doesn’t mean it’s right for you. I’m talking about you Facebook. Social media is not a one-size fits all approach. That bugs me, sometime. You can’t say, do this on Twitter and it will guarantee you 100 retweets. I’ve been rethinking my social media…
This weather is weird. The beginning of last week was cold. I was pulling out my hoodie, heavy blanket and my little space heater. The weakened comes and it’s 80 degrees. It worked out well for me. I went to the park on Saturday and Sunday to take pictures. Nature is amazing. I’ve been going…
Here’s another creature I come across often in anime and manga. I didn’t know werecats were a thing- you know, an actual folklore. I just though it was something people made up. If you’ve ever watched anime, you’d know they love putting cat ears on characters, especially females. In folklore and fantasy fiction, werecats are…
I’ve never been much of a list person, but world building is turning me into one. My journals have no sense of organization. Going through them is a pain. Recently, I’ve had to list all the major threats facing my characters in book 2. More than half way through the book and I can’t keep…
In my current WIP, Chains of the Sciell, most of my cast has had their minds altered. They spend the first part of the story reclaiming those memories. I wanted to portray this realistically, though I didn’t do any research. I use what I’ve seen in movies. My beta-reader says they believe how the characters…
If you’re a fantasy writer, you should subscribe to Mythic Scribes. They have some amazing articles. Are Magic Systems a Distraction? “Some of the greatest fantasy novels don’t have defined magic systems. Neither Harry Potter nor The Lord of the Rings have anything resembling a “system,” yet these stories are classics of the genre. In fact,…
Designing this land was fairly straightforward. Last week, I showed you how my landmasses start. Using the Eraser Tool, I drag it around the edges in a zigzag to create a more realistic coastline. Continents don’t have such straight lines. As usual, the mountains caused me some trouble. Because of this map making experience, I’ve…
