Another busy day here- the rough draft of Way of the Shield has almost reached the point of going over the top of the hill, so it’s now a matter […]
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Worldbulding: Nation/Culture Building Template
Way back when I first started the Serious Worldbuilding Process for the world Druthal is in, the internet was still in its toddlerhood. So when I first cooked up the […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: A Glance Under the Hood
So, last week, I shared a map and some worldbuilding details for one of the nations in the world I’ve been building, and opened the floor for questions. The questions […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Maps and thoughts on Waisholm
It’s a busy day and a busy week here, so: here’s a glance at one of the nations that shares a border with Druthal. I still need to re-work my […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Cultural Rituals and Coming of Age
I just turned 40, and my son just turned 13, which has me thinking of significant milestones and coming of age. We make a big deal out of turning 40, […]
Read moreThe Long Journey of the Writer
My thirties are coming to a close, officially this Sunday. So, needless to say, I’m getting a little introspective. But when I think about what my thirties were to me, […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Balancing the Gender Imbalance
So, in the past month I finally got around to reading the Hunger Games trilogy. As I’ve said before, I don’t read as much as I should, or more to […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Hard and Soft Imports
In the earliest days of this blog, I talked about my “fantasy manifesto“, and part of it was, “Do Not Copy And Paste Cultures“. I still believe in that fundamental […]
Read moreNominating the Hugos
Since I’m attending LoneStarCon this summer, I’m eligible to nominate for the Hugos. The deadline for nomination is this Sunday, and I’m still on the fence of whether or not […]
Read moreSci-fi and Fantasy, Loud and Proud
Over the weekend I read this blog post by Matt Debenham on What Writers Can Learn from Purple Rain, and it’s brilliant. And not just because Purple Rain may be […]
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