Rose woke up to bright sunshine beaming on her face. She groaned and rolled over. Then her eyes opened quickly as she realized that she had slept outside without telling her mom. “Oh! Moms gonna kill me!” She yelped, and got up from lying down on her back. But, looking around, she didn’t see the... Continue Reading →
Vakis pulled his Gydian sword from its sheath, the metal surface glowing with power. His opponent stood ten feet away from him, yet having unsheathed his blade. “Roki!” Vakis yelled, voice carrying over the wind. “You don’t have to do this!” His once-friend looked up, long black hair blowing in the wind. His face looked... Continue Reading →
Tendal leapt up, pushing the attacker with her leg, trying to fight her off. The attacker, a fellow member of the Chameleon guild, grabbed her leg and thrusted downward. Tendal yelped, eyes bulging as she crashed down onto a stone floor. The girl above her pulled out a knife and held it to Tendals’ throat.... Continue Reading →
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 →
Merck's Musings 