Today is an important anniversary for me. It marks the beginning of “the rest of my life,” as it were, which I’ve decided was going to include an unreal amount of writing from here on out. And it worked–the last year has seen me finish two and 1/3 epic fantasy novels, the beginning of a novella, and …
I‘ve finally created a country list. I’ve also added links to the individual entries I’ve made for each nation in the past (if there are any). I’ll add to these as I go along–there’s a lot. Baidh The Kingdom of Baidh is an island country to the west. It is mainly known for having large pastures …
And the results were sometimes terrifying. I love classic fantasy, the sort of high, medieval fantasy we’re all used to. Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones…typical fantasy fare. Dragons and all of that. So naturally, I’ve got a bit of the familiar, the typical, in my worldbuilding–dragons and basilisks and kings and castles. But …
I‘ve been busy working on this the whole day, hoping to be able to add these to the novels. I’ve got to admit–I didn’t really like the idea of a character list in the past. Mainly, I write with the idea of immersion in mind, and while I as a writer am keeping track of …
Short answer: it’s because I grew up poor in a 3rd world country and the idea of “too many books” was like a distant dream. Long answer…my parents were practical readers: engineering and software textbooks comprised of about 80% of the reading material in our house (two whole bookcases took up an entire wall …
