Thank you Paul, much appreciated! I will join you later today, hope I don't forget. I am a firm believer that constructive criticism is a highway to perfection, and having that network really helps.
Paul, I am doing a wordpress blog at moment to concentrate all my world building efforts, although I share the updates on Facebook as it may be less daunting for a newcomer (FB/TalesOfEyria).
I am doing high fantasy (epic/grimdark), but for a amateur/semi pro level; meaning after this, I don't...
depending on how common or dangerous, you can use a humorous approach to naming them. If it is a fairly new concept, your population would see airships as magic, unnatural, sinful, you name it. and out of spite, the crew might have adopted those names, like "pigeons" or "hawks". if you are...
you must be sick of hearing this, but Joseph Campbell is the best starting point for something like that. Christopher Vogler might be worth contacting as well, a she is a big advocate of the Hero's journey within Hollywood, and has worked in many movie successes like the thin red line and lion king.
doing NaNoWriMo for the first time. Albeit I am bending the concept a bit (my oultiner OCD cannot start a project without a lot of structure in place) I am finding it a great enforcer to keep me writing. Shy of 10k words, which was my initial goal. Will try to go for 20k.
once in a blue moon, Guild Wars 2. although I have so many great RPGs to finish: tyranny, pillars of eternity, divinity original sin, witcher 3.... skyrim is a never ending game so, let's disregard that one.