Earring Tales: Seadrop

Wow, it’s been a while… Have some sunlight through seas!

Quick Note: A Thought on Fantasy

For anyone interested in writing F/SF or playing D&D, I ran across a Tumblr blog of adventure prompts.

Stray Thoughts: Brain Has No Off

I am officially throwing in the towel and giving up on understanding the appeal of most romance, especially most paranormal romance. Don’t misunderstand me; there’s a fair amount of it out there that has decent plots, or at least the bones of same,

A Long Road Chapter 15 Ficbit – Meeting New People

Wei Wuxian drew in a deep breath, eyes narrowed at the golden glints off holy symbols, the faintest glow to poured water and incense smoke. The resentment in the river twitched and snarled, clumped and sprawled.

Worldbuilding: Cutting Down to the Bone

In your world, what eats dragon bones?

On Writing: The Strange Occurrence of the Defective Detectives

The Defective Detective is a trope that’s been around at least as long as the mystery genre in Western fiction, with Sherlock Holmes and C. Auguste Dupin of “The Purloined Letter” being sterling examples. (It’s possible it’s been around in Chinese and Japanese literature longer,

Worldbuilding: A Deepness of Time

In an earlier post I mentioned the modern world ought to have more monsters, not less. But that doesn’t mean you have to make your monsters of modern origin. Places with old history, places with deep time, are an excellent source of potential monsters. Think of them as being like refugia; gingko trees surviving in temple grounds,

On Writing: The Right Tools for the Job

When it comes to writing, I think it’s like exercising: whatever is most comfortable for you to use, and stick to writing with, that’s probably what you should do. Writing takes enough concentration out of the brain as it is. You don’t need to be fighting the distraction of the wrong font size

Worldbuilding: Striking Twice

Let’s take worldbuilding from the perspective of, you’re going to want specific environments for certain stories and scenes, and those settings will change what your characters are likely or able to do. I’m going to give you some examples from the Gulf Coast.

Stray Thoughts: Cultivating Monsters

Odd thought I had the other morning: advances in human technology and increased population should lead to more supernatural creatures, not less.