We’ve all fallen down a rabbit hole. Get to watching videos on YouTube and soon realize you’ve spent 4 hours watching obscure European Psychedelic bands from the… Read more “World Building Wednesday #3: Rabbit Holes”
Tag: Fiction Writing
World Building Wednesday #2 Finding the Balance
Once you’ve started down the long road of world building, how do you keep from getting lost? Finding the balance between your million ideas and the million… Read more “World Building Wednesday #2 Finding the Balance”
World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start
When creating a world, be it for a novel, a short story, a tabletop roleplaying game, or some other reason, choosing where to begin can be a… Read more “World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start”
World Building Month 2021
I stupidly copied these questions from someone on a Facebook group and now can’t find the original to credit the person. So, if you know to whom… Read more “World Building Month 2021”
Book Review (sort of): The Dark Man and Others
If you were to ask me, “who is your favorite writer?” I’d probably say Robert E. Howard. As a writer, I’ve been profoundly inspired by the way… Read more “Book Review (sort of): The Dark Man and Others”
RPG a Day 2020: Week Three
I could keep this up for another couple months. Day 15: Frame. I often stumble over game mechanics. The more simulationist, the more the mechanics try to… Read more “RPG a Day 2020: Week Three”
Conquest of the Sphere: Echoes of Yesterday Parts 1&2
PART ONE The bloated opomu spun a delicate thread from spinnerets on its abdomen, working with a mechanical sureness. In the dim light, Mele watched dozens… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: Echoes of Yesterday Parts 1&2”
Conquest of the Sphere: Echoes of Yesterday
Chapter 1 The bloated opomu spun a delicate thread from spinnerets on its abdomen, working with a mechanical sureness. In the dim light, Mele watched dozens… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: Echoes of Yesterday”
Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale
Years before the rise of the Ku’ototh and the fall of N’Yoktu, when I was still a mere acolyte, spending my days cataloging clay prayer tablets… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale”
Yelemma, The Faded Jewel
Recently, I’ve been working on a new Conquest of the Sphere project for my Patreon page. It’s a serialized story featuring two characters, Mele and Inoke, who… Read more “Yelemma, The Faded Jewel”
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