The high elves have, compared to the forest-dwelling variants, approach to what would be a major luxury – due to their magical skills. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts about how to achieve much with magic instead of present-day technology.
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Book review: Daybreak
So, after another month-long gap, I got to read the fourth – and final – book in Shae Ford’s Fate’s forsaken series.
Continue readingWriting: understanding fantasy combat with strategy games
There are different ways to research stuff for writing. In the recent months, I’ve realized there are things I can take from playing turn-based strategy games into writing fantasy combat.
Continue readingWriting: learning from Warcraft's mistakes?
I won’t deny that several aspects of Warcraft universe were an inspiration for my writing – but there are also parts of the story that don’t work so well… in this post, I’ll share how my experience with this game series affected my writing – and how it might in the future.
Continue readingBirth control in fantasy and Sci-Fi
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 readingBook review: Dragonsbane
I’ve taken a while to start reading the third book of Fate’s forsaken series – but devoured it all the faster. So, let’s get right into what I can say about it.
Continue readingFantasy: divine trouble
If there’s a tricky aspect of writing fantasy, it’s writing supernatural beings, expecially gods and demigods. Today, I’ll share my thoughts why I see it as troublesome.
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