Recent content by Struggling Unnecessarily

Hey guys! So in my book I've decided to use a world idea that I haven't seen played with too often that I thought would be fun. The advanced civilization which came long before the current one has left behind all kinds of ruins, and myths, etc. just like every other fantasy world, but the thing...

Robert Jordan also has a wonderful european-asian fusion world in the Wheel of Time series! With many unique cultures outside of even that as you travel from one country to the next.

The weaponry is certainly interesting, but I think even the most mundane gear can inform us a lot about a character. Like how in real life, some of us carry a wallet to put our money in, but also we all know that one person who keeps it in a plastic bag or a rubber band. That tells us a lot...

I'm sort of an eclectic mix of interests. I'm a history major, with a minor in sociology. I have also been heavily involved in theater, and the art department at my university. I also do some work with the political science people. Makes for a good bit of confusion because none of the people in...

Struggs! I actually really like how that sounds.

That's certainly true, but even given the massive size of the city itself it would be impossible to have a quarter for every culture that passed through/lived in the city. There were hundreds upon hundreds of unique groups. The city was segmented in that way but they were allowed to pass from...

So I was reading through some of the older posts in this section and found an interesting thread about matching weaponry to your characters and I thought it would be fun/interesting to expand that into a larger conversation about how it is we equip our characters! Fantasy in particular has lots...

I think that, as with all things in fantasy, it has its place if it's done well. Is it dark and tortured for the sake of being dark and tortured or do you have more to say, using that particular style as a way of communicating that? Where are you going with your story? Like the posts above have...

I would absolutely love to explore a more Byzantine-style fantasy world! The Byzantine empire certainly has the european influences common in fantasy, but with a fantastic diversity of cultures around to interact with and exist in contrast to it. At the height of their empire's power every...

I love it whenever a real relationship or connection can be found between the monster and the adventurers who come into contact with them. It's always so much more entertaining than if the adventurer is only hunting down and trying to kill it. I feel like that's why Moby Dick's "White whale"...

Thanks a lot! I hope you don't struggle unnecessarily coming up with one.

Hello everybody! Glad to be a part of the site! I haven't actually been active on a forum for a long time, but I was hoping to find a community of writers who could help me to grow as a one! Though I've been writing for a long time, this summer I finally made the leap into writing a full novel...