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Tag Archives: world building
Questions 3: Filling in the Lost History of The World
In the manga/anime of ‘One Piece’, there’s a character named Nico Robin. Her goal is to find these large blocks of stone called Poneglyphs. They tell a variety of things, but there’s one that is supposed to hold a span … Continue reading
Posted in Questions 3
Tagged answers, author, fantasy, fiction, filling in gaps, history, lost time, q&a, questions, world building, writing
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A Fictional World History: Do You Need It?
It’s not always clear if you need to create a world history, especially when you’re doing fantasy. Sure, you may think it’s necessary because that’s what all of the big names have done. We know so much about Middle Earth, … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged back story, creation, depth, events, fantasy, fiction, imagination, world building, world history, writing
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Crossing Genres: #Fantasy & #Historical Fiction
Here we are for the last ‘Crossing Genres’ post unless somebody requests pairing another one off with ‘Fantasy’. I’m open to any that I can slip into January. Not sure any will be as difficult as this one. One genre … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged adventure, author, crossing over, fantasy, genres, guidelines, historical fiction, history, research, rules, similarities, the past, world building, writing
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The Challenge of Making 100 Monsters
Pokemon! Digimon! Yugioh! Magic: The Gathering! Dungeons & Dragons! I think I covered the big ones that can turn up in the comments. Keep in mind that I considered all of these when I tackled this challenge. To be honest, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 100, bestiary, creation, creativity, imagination, inspiration, monsters, world building
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The Void. The Shadow Dimension. The Darkness. Mab’s Little World.
Well, I promised to talk about the place that Mab goes to when she travels through the shadows. The truth is that I haven’t come up with a true name, which sounds bad considering War of Nytefall: Rivalry is the … Continue reading
Posted in War of Nytefall
Tagged darkness, Dawn Fangs, dimensions, epic fantasy, fantasy, high fantasy, Mab, monsters, rivalry, shadows, sword & sorcery, traveling, vampires, void, War of Nytefall, Windemere, world building
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The City of Nytefall: Knew I Forgot Something
I have to be honest here. Back when I did my outlines and character designs, I never really put any initial thought to Nytefall. To be fair, the series was originally called ‘Realm of the Night’ and was on Earth. … Continue reading
Posted in War of Nytefall
Tagged action, adventure, cities, Dawn Fangs, fantasy, lost, magic, sequels, sword & sorcery, vampires, War of Nytefall, Windemere, world building
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A Useful Tool for Monster Creation: Nature Videos
Being a fantasy author, one of the cornerstones of my world building is the unique fauna that I put within Windemere. Not only the dragons and griffins that have been in the genre for years, but creatures that I’ve made … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged animals, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, high fantasy, Legends of Windemere, magic, monsters, nature videos, sword & sorcery, Windemere, world building
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Promoting a New Series in the Same World
Back in 2013, I began blogging to promote Legends of Windemere and the ideas for blog posts came flowing. The monsters, characters, magic system, kingdoms, lore, and everything had yet to see the light of day. I introduced people to Windemere … Continue reading
Scars of War to Enhance a World
With the final battle of Legends of Windemere written and published, I’ve begun thinking about the stories that happen afterwards. My next series takes place a few hundreds years before the champions, which gives me time to consider all of the changes … Continue reading
Posted in Legends of Windemere
Tagged battlefield, destruction, epic fantasy, fantasy, high fantasy, Legends of Windemere, magic, sword & sorcery, war, Windemere, world building
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