Recent content by BlueFire

ha ha, okay.

That sounds like an epic undertaking. What helps me is the just the first word. Once I decide on the first word, the rest follow. 36 characters is a lot to know.

I say write a brief fragment of the idea and get back to writing Sinbad. Revision can work wonders.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I especially like their outfits in Bruce Timm's animated series and of course the crystal tech.

I usually describe what the characters see and feel in a room. Colors, decorations, flooring, light source, etc.

Most Urban fantasy is set in modern day. Like the Dresden files, which is about a wizard in modern Chicago. Though there are usually medieval institutions in these stories (Wizard Councils and things like that.) A lot of authors are admirers of Tolkein, and Tolkein had an admiration for the...

Part of my book series takes part in our world and it has kind of neo noir urban fantasy vibe. However, part of my book series also takes part in another world, and I'm going for a cosmic fantasy feel. I'm talking chrome armor, gold towers with jewels embedded in them, crystal computers, magic...

I write for me. I write to dig out something deep within my psyche and clothe it in story.

A relatable Chosen One should be someone who is genuinely burdened by the responsibility imposed on them. Think Frodo with the ring, Harry Potter dreading his sacrifice, Rand Al'Thor struggling with Saidin, Jesus in Gethsemane. I don't use the phrase, but I don't really have prophecies in my...