The World of The Agartes Epilogues: Found in a Trunk in the Shoho Family Farmhouse in the Sougen Plains

My Sister Sume, I had a bad dream about Mom the other night. Do you get them too? It must be so much worse for you, considering what you saw. But you were always so much stronger than me. If you get them at all, just remember that I’m still here and that together, we …

Worldbuilding in Epic Fantasy–The Difficulty in Portraying a Well-Rounded World Using Only Words

When people complain about the writing in fantasy–even if it’s a legitimate complaint–but they seem to be relatively clueless at the hellfire-and-lightning storm-plagued mountain ridge the fantasy writer had to go through to even finish their book–I feel like throwing things. It’s not that readers aren’t allowed to complain about things. They’re allowed to–it’s your …

The Power of Art

This is written on November 9, because, obviously. Instead of pouring my heart out on social media or checking articles and news, I chose to write a lot. I ended up with about 3100 words before the morning was over. When my husband was little, he liked to draw comics. One day, his father took …

The World of The Agartes Epilogues: Found in a Chest in a Seamstress’ Shop in Fuyyu

Dear Sume, I was so excited to read your letter yesterday that I nearly ripped it in half. Kefier liked hearing about your little adventure in the market, but he wants you to explain something. How many rats, exactly, and what was the man’s reaction after you told him? We had an interesting job the …