I treat map making the same way I treat writing– if my instincts tell me it doesn’t work, then I gotta change something. This blog series will help me finish my book images on time. I’ll be sharing my map making experience every Wednesday until the images are done. In Read more…
If MS Word was a person, we fantasy writers would drive them insane. Our stories are packed with made up names. Word goes crazy with the red underlines. For some reason, seeing those red marks drives me bananas. I can’t continue writing until I get rid of them, which is Read more…
While researching why most fantasy novels don’t have modern technology, I found one reason was that people believed it’s tricky balancing magic and technology. One would disprove the other. I’m not talking about Urban Fantasy. I mean fictitious worlds with magic and technology. I understand why most fantasy authors write Read more…
In a previous post, I talked how in Chains of the Sciell: Book 2 of The Merging Worlds Trilogy, some people have left larger cities to form communities off the grid. I’ve established how these new communities are possible, what most of them look like and what their daily life is Read more…
In Chains of the Sciell, new villages/towns/communities have cropped up between book 1 and 2. I’m in the process of fleshing out each new place. Here are some things to keep in mind when creating a village/community. Location People need food and water. When deciding a location for your village, Read more…
Blue Aura – remastered by PSDtech on deviantART What if only a few people saw the world the way you did? What if, to your eyes, everyone looked like the picture above? Fantasy allows you to explore this. That’s why I love this genre. In Book 2 of my Merging Read more…
