April 6, 2019
Cats, owls, rats, and various other creatures have appeared in novels and stories as magical companions. You might even slide spirit animals under this definition, for the sake of fantasy worldbuilding.
Tag: writing fiction
April 5, 2019
With the advance of technology, it’s easy to feel a disconnect from the natural world. In some ways, that can make the natural elements seem more mystical.
April 4, 2019
Let’s take a few minutes and talk about magical creatures! Just because you have mythological creatures in your story world doesn’t mean that they have to be magical. Additionally, we’ll discuss the concept of magical companion animals in a couple days.
April 3, 2019
[bctt tweet=”C is for Curses – words are powerful. #atozsofworldbuilding #AtoZChallenge #amwriting #fantasy #worldbuilding” username=”rebekah_loper”] Visiting for the first time? Make sure to read the introduction to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding Magic Systems! The Power of Words Fantasy and mythology is full of examples of different types of curses, and indeed, a world with magic…
April 2, 2019
[bctt tweet=”B is for Belief – do you believe in magic? #atozsofworldbuilding #AtoZChallenge #amwriting #fantasy #worldbuilding” username=”rebekah_loper”] Visiting for the first time? Make sure to read the introduction to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding Magic Systems! If You Just Believe… There is power in belief. When you know something as Truth, even if it doesn’t resonate…
April 1, 2019
[bctt tweet=”Magic Systems: A is for Atmosphere. #atozsofworldbuilding #AtoZChallenge #amwriting #fantasy #worldbuilding” username=”rebekah_loper”] Visiting for the first time? Make sure to read the introduction to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding Magic Systems! Magic in the Air If your world doesn’t have some sort of magic in it, it wouldn’t be fantasy, even if it’s subtle and…
March 31, 2019
Hello there! So… tomorrow kicks off the 2019 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Those of you who have been with me for a while know that this challenge is what gave birth to my book, The A-Zs of Worldbuilding. If you saw the theme reveal a couple of weeks ago, then you know that this year I’m…
March 18, 2019
Several years ago (2014), I participated in the A-Z Blogging Challenge. It wasn’t my first time to do it, but my first participation in the event was on another blog, a very long time ago (2012, apparently). For 2014, I decided my theme for the A-Z Challenge would be worldbuilding, and WOW I had no…
November 7, 2015
I… really didn’t mean to disappear on the blog when the last week of October hit, but OH WELL. I mean, my only real excuse was last-minute NaNoWriMo preparations… and then NaNo itself.
October 17, 2015
Since NaNo is imminent and I haven’t done nearly as many garden things as I should have in the past month, the next Down on the (Sub)Urban Farm installment will be in November. It’s been a couple of years since I did a NaNoWriMo Tools post. I think 2014 rolled around, and I figured since I’d…
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