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 Characters with Disabilities
Category: Writing
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 Music
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 Planet Geology – World-building Part 3
Finding One’s Voice Again
Due to everything that has happened, finding my voice again for this blog has been a struggle – mostly due to the lack of Internet access I’ve had for awhile. To tie into that idea, I’ll talk a bit about how I spent several months unable to write much of anything. A writing block of… Continue reading Finding One’s Voice Again
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 Creating a Solar System – World-building Part 2
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 Resources and updates
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?
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 Creating a Solar System: Part One – A star
Effects of Environment
When world-building, the effects an environment has on a culture is fairly profound. For example, if the world has a fairly small star, the planet has to be fairly close to this sun in order to even be habitable. However, if the star is not particularly massive (a small star generally wouldn’t be), then the… Continue reading Effects of Environment
Life Update
Due to recovery from illness – despite that lovely trip to the ocean! – I am still planning the next set of blog entries. I try to do a bit of research for each, especially if they are focused on world-building, since providing evidence and/or resources is always helpful for a writer. My recovery however… Continue reading Life Update
Reshaping Reality 