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Building a Fantasy World in a World That Already Exists
The world of Mysts of Mythos is our world in the year 1001 CE. Because of this you might think that I had it easy when it comes to maps and things like that. I can just use historical maps … Continue reading
Fantasy Maps, and a Tutorial on how to make your map look like Google Earth!
What is an epic fantasy novel without a map? Just like we need Siri to tell us how to find the closest café or, if you prefer, the closest wine bar, a properly built fantasy world should have a way … Continue reading
The Perfect Method
Building a world is one of the hardest things a Fantasy author has to do. It is often a daunting task to craft an entire world from nothing, to create the geography, the rules that govern it, the beasts and … Continue reading
Epic Fantasy Environment – Byron Gillan
In my novel, “The Children of the Forest,” there is arguably no aspect of the story more important than Dearean’s environment. When first started working on my novel, I was driven to tell a story steeped in social-commentary that reflected … Continue reading
The Object of Our Affection: Women as More than Prizes in Epic Fantasy
The Epic Fantasy genre has accumulated a substantial following over the many decades since its inception, arguably with William Morris’ The Well at the World’s End. It is a genre defined by its themes, characters, setting, and story, which are … Continue reading
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Beware the Dragon – by A.R. Patterson
Before putting pen to paper of their fantasy story, many writers will already have a fair idea of their story in their heads. The main characters, basic plot, the world and perhaps its creatures. Fantasy stories already have a stock … Continue reading
Dragons: Myth or Science? – Melissa Berg
Since the dawning of man’s ability to dream and imagine, Dragons have been in existence. And like many other mythical beasts, it has played a huge part in understanding the oft times cruel world our forebears lived in. Dragons, in … Continue reading
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The Dragon and the Man by Byron Gillian
Welcome back Byron Gillan, who shares with you today his reflection on dragons. Enjoy! ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, … Continue reading
Thar Be Dragons… by R. Todd Henrichs
Dragons. The giant leather winged lizards of yore, who swoop down upon unsuspecting villagers to burn, pillage, and destroy. The grand, smoke-breathing creatures of myth and nightmare. The captor of beautiful princesses fair-haired maidens. The most epic of hoarders, amassing … Continue reading
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How Your New Year Traditions Came to Be, by Yicheng Liu
Hello everyone. First of all: Happy new year! New year is the beginning of all things fun, exciting and wonderfully traditional. The ancient people rank truth based on whichever story is best relayed over some ale and a folksy campfire, … Continue reading