Category Archives: Worldbuilding
Creating a Fictional Planet’s Calendar
Originally posted on I Read Encyclopedias for Fun:
When humans finally manage to colonise another planet, there will be some significant differences between life on that planet and life on Earth. One of them is the calendar. Why would the…
Culture Composites: Riddian
Picking up on our slow loop through the Imperial Heartlands, in this installment we visit the Kingdom of Riddian. It has been allowed to stay a kingdom because it submitted to the Emperor in the early years of the Imperial … Continue reading
Culture Composites: Corvia
I realized that while I was moving eastward through my cultures, I entirely skipped the Corvish (or Korvii) — which is weird, because they’re some of my favorites. This may have to do with the fact that I am, myself, … Continue reading
Pragmatic Horrible (Or, My Favorite Kind of Character)
Hi there! No content today. Instead I want to babble about something I ended up pondering during most of my day-job: my favorite kind of character. Some would look at the post I’m about to write and say ‘no, H., … Continue reading
Culture Composites: Trivestes
This week, we take a look at one of my favorite cultures, Trivestes — which probably says something bad about me, since they’re some of the meanest people on the continent.
Non-Imperial and Clan Flags
I previously posted my attempt at making flags for my Imperial protectorates, some of which worked, some of which didn’t. I can’t say that my skills with the GIMP2 program have particularly improved, but I do have a few more … Continue reading
Titles, Book 2
With book 2 out (now in physical version!), I feel like talking about titles again. I did so when I put out book 1, and people seemed interested in the ideas behind creating them, even if they didn’t click through … Continue reading
Culture Composites: Haaraka
I hesitate a bit with this post because I’m not sure if it would constitute spoilers for book 2, so I think I’ll just show the images with a little bit of commentary, not the usual chunks of history and … Continue reading
Some Cover Tweaks
Since we’ve been hacking at the book 2 physical cover, trying to make it fit and look right, a few tweaks have come up — including ones that I decided should be passed on to the ebook. So my apologies … Continue reading
Culture Composites: Amandon
Book 2 features the protectorate of Amandon as one of its settings, though since Cob is constitutionally incapable of actually going into a city, it spends more time as backdrop. Nevertheless, it has its details like all of the other … Continue reading
The War of Memory Project 