There's only one overarching trend I've noticed, and it'll stop the second I write some fantasy that isn't urban or crossover fantasy, but here goes: villains with Ph.D's.
Worldstrider has Dr. Briana Eyestone, an engineer working with the MC's physicist father, Dr. Julian Anderson, on a...
In my story, there's a part where the two protagonists barter passage with a trade caravan to get to a destination. My questions come up when talking about the horse-drawn wagons the caravan is composed of.
1) How large could a four-wheel horse-drawn cart be?
2) How much weight could, say...
A limnic eruption is when dissolved carbon dioxide erupts from the depths of a lake (stratification due to temperature differences can keep CO2 in the deep parts of a lake) and suffocates all people and animals nearby.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption
It's the story of a 13 year-old boy from modern Earth who, along with his sister, discovers and wanders through a portal into an alternate universe. Talking lizards, secret government agencies, limnic eruptions, and evil corporations ensue.
And no, I'm a biology geek.
I've been lurking for the past couple days since I first found this site, and I figured I'd finally set up an account and join the forum. Little bit about me, I'm an 18 year-old boy (man?) from the Midwest region of the USA, and I've been writing ever since I knew how to hold a pencil and form...