If only magic was real. It’s not but I can give my characters the powers I want. You can make a fantasy world without magic but I find it more fun to include it. Usually, I go into a story already knowing what kind of powers I want to give Read more…
I’m gathering my posts about world building to turn them into an ebook. Problem is, there’s a ton of world building ebooks out there. How will mine be different? Most books seem to focus on building traditional, Tolkienesque, worlds. I see an opening. I’ll focus on dark, non-traditional, world building. Read more…
Where are the otherworldly POV characters in fantasy? I don’t mean dwarfs, elves, vampires and werewolves/shifters. I don’t have a problem with those beings. I just prefer characters like the Blood in Anne Bishop’s Black Jewels series and the Others from Sergei Lukyanenko’s Watch series. Otherworldly characters are fascinating. I Read more…
Got world building block? Welcome to the party. I’m still having trouble with my work in progress. I touched on it in the post a A Different Fantasy Land. So, let’s go back to the basics. Where can fantasy world ideas come from? Getting ideas can be difficult if you’re like me Read more…
Never knew world building dragons could be so much fun. Stuck in your fantasy story? Try doing some image searches. I want dragons in my latest WIP Devortus Reigns. Never used them before. The creatures need to be different…somehow. On to Pinterest and Google Images. I already have a Fantasy/Mystical Read more…
I want my WIP, a novella- Devortus Reigns, to take place in a different kind of fantasy world. No medieval lands, no fairy tale-like settings or the typical “dark” landscapes. If it’s a sweeping grassy plain or a towering castle or a charred land, I don’t want it. If it looks like Read more…
Almost finished the world map and the new map of Jael. I just need to add darker boundary lines. Jael is the main province (land) in the series. Book 1, The Sciell, was set in only two places- De’Ray and Raesul. The characters didn’t care about the rest of the land. Read more…
I decided to pick a dragon this time. I tend to stay away from them because they’re fantasy staples, like elves. But, there are different types of dragons and I don’t know a thing about any of them. I picked Ryujin because it sounds badass. Sounds like something from an Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
