fantasy
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The Endings of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — The Game Who Masks Truth And Lies With Beauty
Let’s explore the endings of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by examining the ways the game deliberately misleads the player. We’ll also examine the character of Maelle/Alicia in particular to see what evidence we have concerning her Painter ability and of her morals and personality. NOTE THIS IS A CROSSPOST FROM MY COMRADERY. For those that Continue reading
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Review of The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisen
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I first started this book, the use of second-person as a narrative surprised me, but as the story wove its way through the characters’ lives, I found a fascinating use of third person and second person that gave the narrative a gorgeous Continue reading
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Let Us Go Write! – Choosing a genre
As much as we’d probably not like to admit it, our works will get categorized into genres. Often times people will seek out books of certain genres because that’s what they like. People expect certain experiences from the genres they like, and they choose that genre because it promises to provide their expected experience. When Continue reading
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Elivera Universe – Maps
In my explorations of my Elivera universe, I draw a lot of maps. I find them not only to be useful in keeping track of the layout of cities my characters visit, but also to help me understand aspects of their society. To start, I often will draw a zoning map, like the one I Continue reading
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Time to Communicate
Sometimes, when I’m in need of inspiration or just deep thoughts in general, I go to Writing Excuses. Today I focused on their world-building podcasts, and this one in particular caught my attention: Writing Excuses 6.13: World Building Communications Technology. One of the main points of this particular podcast was how the technological advances was Continue reading
Reshaping Reality 