Tazil, High Lord of Raefi’ernyn, is an example of a character who grew to become much more than I’d originally envisioned. Other examples of this phenomena include Chostir and Talikae.…
For this week I’m going to veer off my usual topics and make a more general appeal to everyone, whether you consider yourself a writer or not. If there is…
The fantasy genre tends to be violent. By its very nature, there are usually swords, sorcery, monsters, and dragons… or at least some variety thereof (although to be fair, fantasy…
Alone among the races, the children of blessed Ainii avoided the curse of aging death. In the dawn of the world before time began, she shaped the Aestari as a…
One of the great joys in writing is when the story surprises you. Usually, this epiphany happens in the moment of writing, but sometimes it is only a thing you…
After writing last week’s article about the quotes that head each of my chapters, I got to thinking about the real world quotes that have been meaningful to me. I’ve…
“And on that final day, Cydion, the Lord of Life and Death stood upon the Hill of Kensethir, triumphant over the broken bodies of the last of the Etyni. Yet…
Rather than posting my usual article this week, I wanted to announce that I have expanded to Facebook and also onto Reddit. I tend to be a fairly quiet individual,…
I can sum this article up in six words: “A writer is someone who writes.”I’m not talking about the various measurements of success or popularity, but simply the idea of…
When creating a story, one of the challenges is to portray how large and how small a world is. Think back on your past week and ask yourself how many…