Recent content by cjthibeaux

My iron age story is built around farming so my holiday is set to fit that calendar. I have a time of fasting and introspection for the past year before the rain comes to start a new year of planting. In a hot, dry climate, seeking the shade of the temple seems to be a good idea. For now, in the...

What are their belief systems? A world or culture revolves around a belief embraced by its people. I like delving into a backstory for how the place came to be. What is yours? How did Vahren become a nation? Who are its heroes? What is it's mythology? If fishing is its main source of food then a...

Don't leave loose ends. It produces holes in your tapestry. If you followed The wheel of time, you will see that sometimes Jordan would leave out a character for most of his book but then go back to it in the next book. People do bitch about it but on the whole if it is a long saga, you might...

I have a rather thick book of baby names from all over the world. I use that to leaf through the names. Sound and meaning matters to me. Sometimes I change the name somewhat. I also look out for cool sounding names when I hear them or think about them, and write them down on a notepad. Some...

I did the unthinkable. I re-wrote the MC. It meant a major change in the flow of the story but was also the best lesson learned. Granted I will probably not do that again, but I made me really re-evaluate all the other characters. I found it best to put it away for a while then come back to...

Agree with mythopoet. Villians bring up an old cartoon, Penelope Pitstop to mind. Rather go with an antagonist or rival for the prize. The length he or she is willing to go to get the prize is what draws the line.