Recent content by Caltan

Hi Corwynn! It definitely sounds like you have your world well planned out. Have you ever tried free-writing exercises? They can be really handy to help dust off the cobwebs and I've found they can lead into some interesting story ideas too. Basically you start with a word or a sentence. So...

Yonder, as in 'over yonder'. Genuinely think it should still be used commonly, it's a great word.

It sounds like you have the beginnings of a natural progression from the character having one goal, to gaining the second. The end of your first act is the discovery of enslavement, this could harden the character's resolve into finding out what happened to magic and if it could be fixed.

These are great points. I find it's difficult to balance foreshadowing, being too heavy handed can be off putting, however, you're still wanting to create the desired tension. I thinks creating conflict is another way to create tension. The conflict could be a physical fight, but more often it...

Thank you both for the warm welcome :)

Hi everyone, My Uni tutor encouraged me to get into a forum that interested me - so here I am! I'm a keen writer and an English Lit student. Love all things Fantasy but dip into Scifi and horror too. Hoping to share some ideas, chat and probably procrastinate... Best C