On Characters: Hunting Demon-Slayers

You know, a lot of the time stories emphasize the fitness of monster-hunters and demon-slayers. To quote that bit from MiB, “the best of the best of the best, sir!”

I think this is a mistake.

Short Bit: Pieces of Starlight

When it comes to putting together world and character ideas… well, I suspect parts of my brain resemble a sunlit Addams family attic. You know, “Uncle Knicknack’s winter wardrobe. Uncle Knicknack’s summer wardrobe. Uncle Knicknack….”

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Worldbuilding: When a Timeline Gives You Lemons…

Okay, this may be just me, but I think that if you’re writing an alternate history and need a place for your setting, you should either pick one you can get detailed maps/floorplans for, or pick one where you can get general info and make up the rest without tripping over any known facts. In that vein, I was looking at the history of Seoul for my alternate-history-Joseon idea, so I can try to place where the demon-hunters would have a good spot for a headquarters.

Current Events: One Nerve Left

All right, what is it with the ever-growing propensity of supposedly grown adults (20s through 70s+) to throw public tantrums to get what they want?

Worldbuilding: Horse of Another… Size

“Hollywood lied! The horses are tiny!”

Worldbuilding: Shrink

How does your Little Shop of Magic (or SF Tech) deal with shrink?

We’re not talking potions or miniaturizing rays, here. We’re looking at the unfortunate propensity of some customers to employ a five-finger discount. It’s annoying, it can completely ruin your bottom line, and depending on what gets lifted it can wreak havoc on unsuspecting bystanders.

Writing Villains: Once, Happenstance….

…Three times, enemy action.

I was watching an episode of The Legend of Hua Mulan (c-drama) where she’s poisoned and loses her sight. One of the comments on the ep, roughly: “First her hands were hurt, and now she’s blind! She’s so unlucky!”

No. She’s not unlucky. She is a high-value target.

Stray Thoughts: Lizard Luggage

The night was cool, the moon was a brass coin flung into the sky, and an anole’s tail whipped in the wind as it clung to my side-view mirror.

PSA: If You Don’t Want Your Art Scraped By AI…

I know some blog readers here may post on DeviantArt, and more may have looked for cover art there. So here’s some sobering info that just recently dropped.

A Long Road Chapter 16 Ficbit – Ashkevrons

Nie Huaisang shook his head, as if the icy wind had been a glancing blow. “What.”