Tag Archives: worldbuilding

Axial Tilt, Latitude and Other Planet Details

Posted on September 3, 2015 by H. Anthe Davis

It’s been a while since I did a worldbuilding post.  This one will be thin, because I just have a few points of data rather than anything particularly visual or interesting, but my friend Chris and I spent most of … Continue reading →

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Story Timeline

Posted on July 26, 2015 by H. Anthe Davis

A while ago, I wrote a post about the Halion Calendar, highlighting the lunar-cycle calendar that I’ve been using to make sure my details sync up with the reality of the world.  As I’m a few chapters into Book 4 … Continue reading →

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Silent Circle Mage Outfits

Posted on June 18, 2015 by H. Anthe Davis

After drawing a rough version of Enkhaelen’s outfit as a reference for the Book 3 cover, I started thinking about the other Silent Circle mages in my story.  I describe their attire a bit, and mention that robes are the … Continue reading →

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Things I Have Researched

Posted on March 6, 2015 by H. Anthe Davis

In detailing my world and writing, I do a lot of research.  I’m a library worker at my Day Job, so I have good access to a lot of sources of in-depth exploration, but there are some questions out there … Continue reading →

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Trope Roulette: My Instincts Are Showing

Posted on November 24, 2014 by H. Anthe Davis

It’s been a while, but I’m ready for a second installment of Trope Roulette!  The idea is to visit that evil time-sink of a site, TVTropes, and hit the Random button until I find something I can talk about.  This … Continue reading →

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Halion Creatures 3

Posted on July 24, 2014 by H. Anthe Davis

I’d meant to do this post a while back, but I never got around to finishing the write-up.  Alas.  Anyway, since I have nothing to say for today’s Tough Traveling with Fantasy Review Barn, I decided to drag this one … Continue reading →

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Culture Composites: Riddian

Posted on March 21, 2014 by H. Anthe Davis

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 →

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Culture Composites: Corvia

Posted on March 9, 2014 by H. Anthe Davis

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 →

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Culture Composites: Trivestes

Posted on February 1, 2014 by H. Anthe Davis

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.

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Culture Composites: Haaraka

Posted on January 7, 2014 by H. Anthe Davis

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 →

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