The Evolution Of A Logo
You may have noticed I updated the site logo last week. The background map is from my upcoming fantasy novel Glass. By adding the blood spots, sword, and slogan, I hoped to recreate that sense of adventure, that elusive feeling of awe that comes when you're transported by a novel into a new world. Did [...]
Three Tips For Building Fantasy Worlds “Organically”
What is "organic" worldbuilding? Something you can pick up at the local farmer's market? "I'd like one world, grown organically if you please good sir. And throw some magic tomatoes into the mix while you're at it!" Organic worldbuilding is the gradual introduction of your story world as events happen, and it's what produces salable [...]
Keeping Things Consistent In Your Fantasy Worlds
Fifteen years ago, when I first started writing seriously, I remember what a struggle it was to keep things straight in my fantasy worlds. In one scene, my character Sam would hurl flaming hawks from his bow. Fifty pages later, that same bow would hurl ordinary arrows. Fifty more page, and he launched crossbow bolts. [...]
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