If this is found in any archaeological site, you will immediately be confused as you read this. Usually when digging into old sites, you find old letters, written in old english, addressed to a loved one or friend. You may notice while reading this, the strange occurance of how whoever wrote this, knew perfect english... Continue Reading →
This is actually a little sneak-peek of my book, Project: Wake K’illad never wanted this. It was supposed to be simple, in and out. Instead, his friends had all been killed, and he was holding the hand of one of The Honored, who was splayed across the ground, bleeding from several wounds. Even his Gift... Continue Reading →
I won a writing prompt on another blog! This was a while ago though, and I feel a little more than awkward to be introducing it so late in the game. If you wanna see the blog and prompt, go to https://aetherealengineer.com/2019/02/28/28feb19/ to see it. This blogger somehow put my prompt on top of the photo (which... Continue Reading →
AutoRealm is a simple mapping program for those of you who enjoy creating fantasy worlds. I’ll include the link to download it, but here are a few warnings.AutoRealm is a simple program, and it’s for beginners. There’s a bad-quality tutorial on youtube on how to use it, but if you brave through the scripting and... Continue Reading →
Writing an antagonist is a daunting experience, and there are a few things about antagonists that can make them either a good antagonist or a bad antagonist. When I first started writing, antagonists were simple. The bad guy that opposed the good guy, right? All I need to know was that the bad guy, the... Continue Reading →
Character templates, or really any kind of template, can be a very useful resource. They allow you to better plan out your book, visualize your world, and understand your characters. For this post, I will be providing a valuable resource that helped me plan out a novel and get introduced to my characters. Be warned,... Continue Reading →
We’re going to be talking about characters, and how to best make a character that has a discernable likability around them, allowing the reader to be more attached to other characters, and to provide a little humor into the story. The first problem I faced in making a likable character was defining the point at... Continue Reading →
People can have lots of different writing styles. Orson Scott Card (Enders Game) has a very formal and dry kind of writing style, which can attract a certain amount of different people. Different people may unconsciously like a certain writing style and not even know it, simply because that particular writing style appeals to their... Continue Reading →
Writers Block is a problem that many writers and authors face. It comes in many forms, but the most popular is the lack to find and write continuously. I am going to talk about it, and hopefully help you along with this disease/virus/annoyance/brick/wall… Writer’s block is where a writer has trouble continuing a story. They... Continue Reading →
Brandon Sanderson is one of the greatest fantasy and science-fiction writers today. He has risen in popularity since he released his first novel, and has been on the treadmill since, writing with incredible fury, coming out with dozens of worlds in his books.The reason I enjoy his books so much is mostly that of his... Continue Reading →
Merck's Musings 