I am currently writing my dissertation (I study Ancient History) on the development of a Messenian Identity in the Classical Period. During my...
Wow, I really did not expect this thread to get so big! You guys have given me a lot to think about, the main point is that I don't have a clear...
TheKillerBs, thanks for commenting! Personally I am more a fan of morally grey low fantasy rather than the good vs. evil trope. So I wanted my...
Elemtilas, thank you for your comments! You have given me plenty to think about! As for the sacrifice; there is no specification as to what is...
I am currently in the process of world building for fun, I have an idea for a story that I might run with. But still, world building comes first!...
Cheers for the replies guys! I am making this website as a platform which I can share my writings, lore, sample chapters of my historical fiction...
Hi all, I have recently decided to create a website to showcase my work and to put my name out there as I'm sure many of you have! My issue...
Its a good idea having a Phyrric ending to your story, I haven't seen it done very often and I assume that is because it is difficult to...
I'm having trouble developing creatures that are cave dwelling and subterranean predators to provide some form of danger in the caves and...
In a new work i'm doing i'm following a Roman Plebian (working class citizen) and would like to know if any of you fellow scribes have any...
The Archaia are evil beings born of sorcery, they have the bodies of women but where their legs should be is the body of a great spider. They have...
Throughout fantasy there has been a generic foe for the heroes to fight before the main antagonist, usually these are orcs. This seems to be the...
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I have my own version of witches and wizards in my WiP but it doesn't seem to fit so i'm passing it on to you. Witches In my world witches are...
During my work in progress I have decided to kill off all my main characters at the end of the book save two who survive an live to tell the tale,...
I've created my world map but I keep thinking of new stuff to keep adding to it like new castles, forests and even kingdoms. I need to know when...
I was thinking of having the same river split above the forest and run down into two separate estuaries on either side of the forest.
Also known as Ostland in the common tongue, it is the last realm of the Elves other then the Isle of Telarion. It is a densely forested realm...
Whenever I write a battle sequence it never seems to come out as I see it, for example, if I focus on the actual strategy of the battle I over...
How much of the week are the characters spent together without any threat from the outside world, if it is only a few days then I would lengthen...