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    How to show and not tell a passing of time

    Hello, sorry - please don't think that i'm ignoring the comments. I am extremely busy at the moment and wanted to sit down and give the comments the attention they deserve when I have sufficient time rather than rush them. I will get back to you asap
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    How to show and not tell a passing of time

    My protagonist met a character in the last chapter to begin a journey together. I want to show that three weeks have passed between chapters without saying 'three weeks had passed'... Any suggestions?
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    Tales of Orgonia: Chapter 6 - The Nabe

    The Town was an augmented version of the Fallows, a lank feeling of desperation hung on every corner. Rowan consulted his map and cross referenced it with his location in relation to his journey thus far and if his bearings served him correctly then he was stood, more or less, where the words...
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    Tales of Orgonia: Chapter 5 - Silence

    Rowan woke to blackout and silence. “PA! Pa are you there?” Rowan cried in confusion as he tossed around on the bed “Ornella? Ornella, i’m sorry!’ Over the next few moments Rowan recalled the events of the past, fragments of days, in his head. In a state of panic, Rowan thought for a split...
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    Tales of Orgonia: Chapter 4 - Beckon

    Rowan’s ears embraced the words as a cherry blossom does the spring. With curling toes and hairs on end Rowan could hear his home calling to him, to rescue, to repair and to complete him once again. ‘Rowan-Rowan?’ a gust of words fleeted by in the key of G major. The man slung his bag onto his...
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    Tales of Orgonia: Chapter 3 - Whisper

    Stunned, Rowan lay frozen too petrified to open his eyes. The strangers warm breath teased the inside of Rowans ear. Without moving a single other muscle in his body Rowan steadily prised open his left eyelids and rolled his gaze towards the direction of the thing that had him anchored. Dusk...
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    Tales of Orgonia: Chapter 2 - The Fens

    Wilfred followed the direction of his sons startled eyes towards a piece of folded parchment leaning awkwardly between the dusty floor and the timber wall. Rowan darted at the floor like a Gannet to retrieve the parchment. He then moved into the centre of the room and took a deep breath before...
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    Tales of Orgonia: Chapter 1 - The Fallows

    Rowan’s hands were beginning to numb as he hung, in a state of nature, from the base of the moon by his ankles. His ear was wet and his feet on fire, both of which were distracting him from the seven sets of unfaltering eyes he could discern closing in on him from the abyss. Dread and defeat...
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    Tales of Orgonia

    The Silurian hypotheses explores the possibility of an advance human civilisation existing on earth some several million years ago, long before the one we try so hard to navigate our way through today. Tales of Orgonia however, narrates of an age even further back then that, where the unbroken...
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    Maps

    Thanks for the link - i'll definitely check it out. Thanks too for all the fantastic advice, I really appreciate it!
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    Maps

    How important/helpful do you think it is for an author to sketch out maps of their world as they create them?
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    Best places to find short fantasy stories?

    Look for some where I can find a collection of short fantasy stories, like 500-1000 words kind of short. Any suggestions?
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    World description vs action

    I recently received some feedback for an opening chapter of a novel from an editor on a creative writing forum. The notes was 'Remember, you're writing a novel, not a film, we don't need to know every detail of what the character is doing and what their surrounding looks like'. So my question...
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    Writing conversation

    Does any body have any advice for writing conversation between characters? Sometimes it comes naturally but when it doesn't what's the best way to go about getting something on the page?
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    Sticking with characters.

    I recently discovered that I have a strong habit of introducing a new character (and problem) with almost every chapter, and then by the end of the chapter my protagonist generally solves the problem and then moves on on their own. I've just got to chapter 7 of a new 'Hero's Journey' style...
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