Soon after coming out of the Narrows, they reached the fields around Parmeshvi, and about a mile from town a farmer came out of a nearby house and...
After about two more hours, Kossiekh came into view at the base of the eastern range. Irla fixed his eyes on it as it slowly drew nearer. He could...
They had gone at least three miles before Irla realized Taka was missing. Irla thought he must have misplaced him in the camel’s luggage, but a...
I have been working on this world for many years: an alternate world in which some societies have reached levels of technology roughly comparable...
I can't believe nobody's mentioned Firefly's creative cussing: "go ram it," "rutting," "we're humped" etc. Not to mention all the Chinese. But...
Why not Sumerian or Akkadian?
Your description of your story reminds me of Halldor Laxness' Independent People about a crofter in northern Iceland about a hundred years ago....
I would say that it's more important for you to research the geography and the ecology of the area you want to evoke - because pre-industrial...
1. What kind of settings do you like to read about? Any setting that is well-described can pull me in and win me over, I think. But I'll always...
1. What kind of characters do you like reading about? Ones that are pretty normal I think. They have the sorts of human problems that people...
Kerouac wrote: "don't think of words when you stop but to see picture better." I've read that the biggest challenge to drawing, too, isn't so...
Anyone here listen to Sigur Rós? Their special EP of Saeglópur is very evocative. I think (), Takk and Valtari would set nice fantasy moods...
Queshire, that's nifty. A cupcake that not only heals but has no calories? Dang, where do I get one of those? And I love the chain of fantasy...
@delaitha, No problem!
I love geography. You misunderstand my point and attempt to put words in my mouth. The place names you cited all are English names from Greek,...
Chiming in late, will try to be useful. This article is a green light for me. I don't know if my WIP would be classified as fantasy, because not...
I want to read more about our young friend Bazgog. I just googled "Bazgog" and found out there's a Bazgo village and Buddhist monastery in...
Landscapes have always been a very important part of fantasy haven't they? Maybe we should all be taking time to read Wordsworth and Edward...
The author is certainly turning away from a task that might be needful sometimes. But such an author can duck charges of laziness as long as...
Like Steerpike's monkey in Gormenghast? :) Actually I think that's a great name for a monkey. A lot of wonderful character names in that book.
