Writing
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Languages and World-building
Languages often play a crucial role in society, for since we, humans, are social creatures, much of our actions, thoughts, worldviews, and so forth are expressed through the filter of language. Some linguists have gone so far as to speculate that language can influence the way we think and how we perceive the world. This… Continue reading
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Characters with Disabilities
It is rare to find any book that has a character with a disability. Usually if they do appear, the character spends the book finding a way to defeat the disability, to conquer it, and to become able-bodied again. There are quite a few disability tropes, and these tropes in general are bad. It’s rare… Continue reading
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Music
I updated my page content here on the site. There is a new page called musical compositions that details the musical side to my writing. Be sure to check out that update! I even included some uploaded tracks of songs I’ve recently had performed for your enjoyment. In time, I hope to upload some improvisations… Continue reading
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Planet Geology – World-building Part 3
Note this is a series: Part One and Part Two. Now that you have a sketch of your solar system, we can focus on the individual planets. Terrestrial Planets First, planets made of rock – terrestrial planets. They are largely powered by geological processes such as hot spots, volcanism, and plate tectonics. Rocky planets tend… Continue reading
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Creating a Solar System – World-building Part 2
Note this is a series: Part One Once you’ve built your sun and solar system, now you have to focus on the planets. There’s various ways to tackle this issue depending on how detailed you may wish to go. I’ll highlight a few things to keep in mind during your creation of the planets part… Continue reading
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Resources and updates
I’ve been compiling a massive resource Table of Contents on the writing forums I help moderate: LegendFire: Writing Resources Table of Contents Between this and all of my projects and homework for my university classes, I haven’t had much time for a big in-depth post. However, once I am done with the upcoming week of… Continue reading
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Update
I have not really felt up to writing of late. Circumstances in life ferreted me away. However, I am slowly writing a draft of Part two of my world building series, which will focus more on the planet. Any other world-building or writing topics readers would like me to cover? Continue reading
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Creating a Solar System: Part One – A star
Often, when I world build, I’ll start with an idea for a planet, and then build a solar system around it. The idea may stem from a random scene of a group of characters. From that seed, I build a solar system. What are the first two aspects to consider for such a project? The… Continue reading
Reshaping Reality 