setting Archive
I really like my midpoint setting for this story. It is a Mont-San-Michel type fortress island, which creates a tight space for the action while also being a breathtaking and awe-inspiring setting (I hope), so I am looking forward to …
Today, I worked on a few simple sketches of locations that will host my initial scenes. I want to get an idea of the feel of the place and the general organization, so that I can describe it from my …
Yesterday, after a disappointing morning where I only got a single paragraph written, I took my bluetooth keyboard to work to type on my phone over lunch. I only made a little bit of progress, but I think that was …
With a little help from a second writing session yesterday and a long one this morning, I have rounded out my cast of heroes, villains, and significant figures in the world, as they relate to this story. I think I …
Today, I was writing out the political system of my kingdom, including a major change from the previous edition. There is a border war that is part of the key background to this story. In the previous version of this …
Today, I am continuing to work on the rough sketch of my story. Since I worked out how book 1 ends last time, today, I went back to think about how it begins. How can my hero be as far …
Today, I needed to introduce a new element in my magic system, so I was searching through the notes section in Scrivener to find that part. In the process, I stumbled on the setting cards and minor character descriptions that …
Today, again, I wasn’t feeling much like writing – or doing anything else really – but I pushed myself to get started and, once I did, the words started flowing. This morning, I go back to work after a two …
A while back I was interviewed for a podcast based on my work on my non-fiction blog and that post came out yesterday. As a result, I have been messing around with proofing the podcast video yesterday and tinkering with …
Before I got too lost in a rabbit hole of urban planning for my capital city, I took a step back to think about what level of detail I really needed for this scene. My characters are going to visit …