speculative fiction

An agnostic demiurge, who denies knowledge of any higher divinity, claims that creation is an illusion, pretends to be indifferent and disinterested, but secretly intervenes from time to time. Unconsciously created the whole multiverse without intending to. Hates being worshipped. She is...

So I've got a setting with an underwater merfolk civilization. In this world, merfolk are more fish-like than the standard depiction, being covered in scales and having both gills and lungs which they can use to breathe above water and speak. The setting is based on the bronze-iron age...

The Clockwise World New canon map V6 by Molotovsnowman as of March 1, 2024. Biome map by Molotov too Keep in mind this map assumes preindustrial CO2 levels. According to a quick Google search, otl earth has warmed up by roughly 1.1C since the start of the Industrial Revolution thanks to...

I came across a youtube video essay about what is speculative fiction and it's relationship with science fiction, and I thought it would be nice to share it with you here. Check the link below. Book Odissey channel: Science fiction vs speculative fiction. It also goes into giving concrete...

What array of creatures are in your world? Are there any unique ones, or mostly traditional? What kinds of beasts? What kinds of beings? What kinds of spirits? Are there any special quirks/differences you give your creatures? Are wizards their own species, or just anyone who can use wizardry, or...

HI. I'm based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and help run my wife's Bed and Breakfast. I'm 67 years old and had some success with poetry in the 1990s. In 2017 I enrolled on the Writers Bureau creative writing course. Now I have reached the section where I learn how to write fiction and am...