Category Archives: Writing

Culture Composites: Wyndon

Another week, another look at the dysfunctional kingdoms, city-states and protectorates of the northern continent.  Today we have Wyndon, the second protectorate to be actually visited in the series — as opposed to being seen in flashbacks and dreams.

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Culture Composites: Illane

Erica asked me to do Riddian next, but I had to veto that — we don’t see the province of Riddian until Book 3, whereas we start Book 1 in the city-states of Illane.  And I actually have a map … Continue reading

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Culture Composites: Kerrindryr

Next in our clean-up-my-image-folders culture series: the homeland of Our Brick-Headed Hero, Cobrin, even though he hasn’t lived there in a (comparatively) long time.

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Culture Composites: Jernizan

I have small stockpiles of images collected from various places on the web that I use as references for my cultures’ looks.  Since I’m starting to composite some of the pics for my artist friend to look over, I figured … Continue reading

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Influences: Shojo Kakumei Utena (and other Anime/Manga)

I’ve been lax in my posting recently, and haven’t done an Influences one in a while, so since I currently have a stack of manga on my desk waiting to be read and another one on my decrepit iPad — … Continue reading

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Mentalism and Miscellaneous Maps

Since I haven’t posted in a week, I feel obligated, but I can’t seem to muster the energy to flesh out one of my waiting drafts.  Instead, I’ll pin up the maps I’d either done right before my computer issues … Continue reading

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Imperial Protectorate Flags

Fellow blogger Buffy was just squeeing over how much she likes flags, so I started thinking about my territories’ flags…  I’ve always had some notes on them, but only ever made one of them while I was playing as it … Continue reading

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A to Z Bookish Survey

Might as well do this one.

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Book 2 Cover Process #2

First off: apologies for being away so long.  My computer monitor died, I ordered a new monitor and computer, then the monitor came but needs an adaptor, then my iPad died, and now I’m on a library computer still waiting … Continue reading

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Reviews, Plots, and Secrets

I was going to make three separate posts about the three topics in the title, but recent thoughts have tied them together in my head pretty thoroughly, so I might as well address them all at once.  They influence each … Continue reading

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