I’ve touched fertility and how it might tie to the values of a fictional culture not so long ago. Today, I’ll share my thoughts on the darker parts of procreation, focusing on fantasy but mentioning some Sci-Fi specifics at the end.
Warning: potentially sensitive content inside.
Continue readingTeleportation is a convenient way of travel and allows, in the hands of a skilled mage, long-distance travel in settings where the otherwise fastest way to travel is on the back of a horse (or other beast).
They are also a tool that bears some hidden dangers when it comes to power and its consequences – but also way more mundane things tied to basic geography.
Continue readingNot so long ago, I’ve shared posts about longevity in fantasy and how half-breeds unbalance the natural cause of things. Today, I’ll look into fertility and the way it can be used to tell more about the setting/culture.
What I mean by that is the average amount of children a pair has, how the setting influeces that, and how it can tie in with the culture.
Continue readingSince I’ve had good results with finding beta readers on betareader.io, I’ve decided to write a review of this webtool – maybe someone will find it as useful as I did.
Note: this article/guide was written in 2019. The appearance of some elements probably changed since. As I established a small circle of beta readers afterward, I haven’t been checking the site as much since 2020. Feel free to report any outdated information in the comment section if you do use the site.
Continue readingAs I am in beta stage, I’ve decided to try sharing my experience in the form of some insight/advice. So, in this post, I’ll look at some selected cases and what you can get from them.
For the purpose of this post, I’ll ignore grammar/typo issues as there’s not much to analyze.
Continue readingOne of the themes sometimes appearing in fantasy are half-bloods/half-breeds/hybrids (whichever term you prefer), most often between different humanoid species. Today, I’ll share my thought about them.
Continue readingAs drafts come and go, scenes will be added and removed. Probably more so in the later drafts. Yet, some of them might return to the light of the world later. Today, I’ll share some thoughts about deleted scenes.
Continue readingWhether or not to include a prologue in your story is a question many writers face. Today, I’ll share my opinion on this matter.
Continue readingIt seems to me these days that the beginning is one of the hardest parts to write. While most of my to-be first book went through some iterations, it’s the beginning I had to reconsider several times. In this post, I’ll look back into it and try to see the reasons why writing the beginning seems to be harder.
Continue readingIn this post, I’ll share some thoughts about spatial memory – and how tools of our life (navigation) and in fiction (teleports) affect the ability to find one’s way around.
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