List of Five New but Terrible and Unnecessary Kaiju
Today I present to you a list of several Kaiju who are just awful. Just really bad. Like... if you were creating a story about kaiju, why would you pick…
The Making of a New World: Naming Your Creation
I'm taking a bit of a break this week, so I'm just gong to focus on one small thing, and walk you through my process. It should be fairly short.Naming…
The Making of a New World: In The Beginning…
Today we're further developing the new and original fantasy setting, temporarily called Project FERGUS. We know the genre profile includes Adventure Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Ancient Horror. And from last…
The Making of a New World: Arranging the Puzzle
Last week I began development of an original fantasy world. We discussed the genre and subgenre, the general aesthetic, and the tone of the world, and gave it the temporary…
The Making of a New World: Genre, Aesthetic, & Tone
Picture a blank piece of paper in front of you; the first page of a thick pad. There is a sharp pencil in your hand with a pristine eraser. These…
Breaking-Down the Post-Apocalyptic Journey in 7 Easy Steps
One of the best ways to prepare yourself to present an idea, especially a fairly major thematic idea like, say, the world-as-we-know-it having ended, is to explore that concept in…
Keep in Mind: When Creating Ancient Religions for your New World
The purpose of this post is to ask the question: How can I make a fictional religion for my world feel less "fantasy" and more authentic to an ancient world?…
How to Make a Monster Part 5: Divine Enforcers
The foruth and final monstrous archetype is the Divine Enforcer. They are the punishers of transgressions and the keepers of sacred and forbidden places. Sometimes they are the twisted results…
How to Make a Monster Part 4: Corrupted Humanity
The third Monster Archetype on the list is Corrupted Humanity. These represent the fear of our own internal desires, the fear of betrayal, the fear of good turning to evil,…
How to Make a Monster Part 3: Twisted Reflections
This week we discuss the second Monstrous Archetype: the Twisted Reflection. As I talked about in Part 1, the Twisted Reflection represents a familiar evil, a sin committed by ones…