Isfalinis: Beginnings
If you’ve ever wondered how a fantasy author came up with their story setting, here is some background on my own world-building experience. In this series of articles, I’ll discuss…
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Isfalinis: Beginnings
Happy New Year – Calendars of Isfalinis
With the arrival of our own new year, it seemed appropriate to discuss the cataloguing of time in the World of Isfalinis. The four races (Bergrist, Human, Aestari, and Ie’dhae)…
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Happy New Year – Calendars of Isfalinis
Behind the Pages: Yrpel
The second character I’d like to look at is our quintessential barbarian, Yrpel. Or is he? It is my impression that barbarians are victims of stereotype. This doubtless relates to…
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Behind the Pages: Yrpel
Behind the Pages: Chostir
Periodically, I’d like to bring insights on what brought various aspects of “Tears from Iron” and the world of Isfalinis to be. As a reader, I’ve enjoyed some of Christopher…
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Behind the Pages: Chostir
Humanity’s Descent into Cataclysm
With last week’s discussion on where the Wildmen Tribes came from, I thought it might be interesting to choose a particular family and follow them over several generations from the…
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Humanity’s Descent into Cataclysm
Who were the Wildmen?
According to Aestarin records, there were about seventy major human kingdoms in the latter days of the Lost Age. Many of these were all but eradicated by volcanic fire or…
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Who were the Wildmen?
Lore from the Lost Age ~and~ A Thousand Words are Worth a Picture
I’ve always wished that I could draw. I can sketch maps, sure, but when it comes to pictures, especially of people, my aptitude ends with stick figures. Needless to say,…
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Lore from the Lost Age ~and~ A Thousand Words are Worth a Picture
What Came First, the World or the Story?
I suspect for most authors and most books, the answer to this question is that the story created the world. Or perhaps a more accurate description would be that they…
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What Came First, the World or the Story?