The feel of a setting comes as much from what things are around as from the people and buildings. If … more…
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January Writing Update – Winning is about Persistence
One of the interesting aspects about art is the dichotomy between structure and creativity. In order to make something, you … more…
Creating Shildaria – Societal Philosophical Orientation
Once I have a general concept for the society and a basic idea of the geography, I need to put … more…
Creating Shildaria – Foundations of Society
Last week, I posted my concept for the Horselords of Shildaria setting. The next step is to deal with the … more…
Creating Shildaria – Concept
For the next several posts, I’m going to be writing in-depth about creating the setting I’m going to use for … more…
End of the Year Update
It’s the end of the year and the end of the quarter, so let’s see how I did with my … more…
Prisons with Magic
In Pathfinder and Dungeons and Dragons, there is a spell called Knock, which opens any locked door, chest, whatever with … more…
How Magic Changes Architecture
I found a great video about one of the most famous fantasy tropes, dungeons. It’s pretty long, but well worth a … more…
November Update
It has been an eventful month for me in terms of my writing. First, I’ve been getting a lot of … more…
How Magic Changes Crime
In my book Illusion of Truth, a crime boss makes Blake an offer that many people would find difficult to … more…