Recent content by El_d_ray

Curiousity. What drives people to dig into anything around them. Why is this works the way it is? How was it made? How to create new stuff? What lies beyond known universe, be that a fense or some space boundaries. Exploring and learning, all of it is curiosity to me.

I actually tend to be very specific with names and often don't do them at all. Avoiding naming characters and places as much as possible untill I have to. And when I do, then I try to give as much context as possible. If there are any cultural references, I'll try to use name that would sounds...

I appreciate the suggestion, but as Samurai Jack a little bit weird for me, it might be hard to get through.

I absolutely LOVE audiobooks. They actually helps me immerse more and often let me read while doing chores or walks. But there are books that can only exist in a physical format, and not only House of leaves, but something that requires going back and force, or with quick jumps between the...

Food and history are very my topic! Pizza is not only relatively simple dish to make, but also existed in an ancient time. Recipe for something similar can be found pretty easily in roman's time and ancient Greece, possibly even earlier. That is to say, it was a crust with toppings and a white...

I'd say: go as far as you care.

As a failed historian, maybe I could help. I'd started with an attempt to narrow down the whole field of research. 17th or 18th century even for a one country is a very big topic, of course you'd need to know general information, but for writing something the more specific was the goal, the...

Hello! Not sure if this is a right sub forum, but I'm looking for some recommendations for a works that explores alternative technological ways. This can be One Piece that uses snails for communications; this can be Shadow of leviathan of Robert Jackson Bennett with biologically modified people...

I haven't touch anything done by Disney for a while, but now I'll probably make sure to avoid it consciously. It's sad, really, where it went.

First draft is a great achievement on its own! I kinda think the first draft is too early to show other people. Let it sit for a week or two, then re-read it yourself and work on the second draft. This is a good place to look for your voice and how you want to say things you want to say. I'd...

To be fair, it's my favourite direction. I love alternative technology development, where humanity or whatever civilization went slightly different rout. It's way more attractive than old "sword and shield" type of fantasy. No reason to cling to sticks when people would build and use science...

Fantastic, thank you!

I just finished "City of Stairs" by Robert Jackson Bennett, and in this books he used different animals for the name of the month. It goes like "the month of the Rat, the month of the Rabbit" ect. I fought it was working very well! If I wanted, I could linked different animal with different...

If only it used metric system, or at least had two options for units.

I want an interesting idea for a setting, how this world works, what makes it stand out to me. Then I start build regarding this point but only as needed, if the story or illustration demands some stuff, then I will work this out. It can sometimes be daunting, that I want to add some details...