I start with a 1-sentence idea for the novel. Then I write the beats. Then a summary and then the real work begins. I write a chapter-by-chapter...
Gunpowder Fantasy. It gives me an outlet for my obsession with the American Civil War since the age of like 6 =D
Gunpowder Fantasy/Flintlock Fantasy/Muskets and Magic has seen a recent uptick with books by Django Wexler and Brian McClellan (being the two most...
The great thing about Fantasy: Magic. I've strongly considered a winged species of humanoids in several of my works, but I end up cutting them for...
I think a society like this would make an amazing basis for a gunpowder fantasy: the story of the commoners creating or importing gunpowder to...
I messed around with this in my current WIP. Families (especially wealthy families) regularly include up to 4 spouses of any gender. So one of my...
I'm actually considering doing this as well, with three different main characters who have interweaving story lines but are technically separate....
I use Elves and Orcs in my world, but the Elves are modeled after the phoenicians: sea-going merchants (and sometimes pirates). The Orcs live in...
Thanks for all of the responses. Looking back at my outline, I realized that my character didn't face any real opposition or defeats. I'm going to...
So while I let my last novel sit on the shelf before edits, I've been working on the next one. It's a Gunpowder Fantasy Politics story, about...
An Idea for the Heretics: they believe that closing the eyes is not sinful because it shows faith that the Eyes Above will watch for them. A...
In general, the nations and societies in my world measure time relative to an event. One nation measures since its founding, some measure based...
The thing is, while these places might not be established initially as towns, they'll likely be placed in locations that make towns perfect....
And of course, all of the merchants and travelers will bring bandits, cutpurses, etc
Even reading that excerpt hurt my head and I stopped after 5 words :-D I'm of the camp that modifying a precious few words to get the point...
CGP Grey does a really good video of this on Youtube (ostensibly its about why Europe had some virulent and deadly diseases, but it also comments...
This. Thanks for the suggestions. I was originally going to use the Iroquois Confederation as the basis for this people group, but based on...
I didn't even think of TV Tropes, thanks
I've decided to create a culture within my world based on Native American/Indigenous Tribes (I can't remember what's PC right now) and have one of...
I'm thinking I might just call it after whoever I decide discovered the ability to collect this energy.
