Wormholes When interstellar Airts form a strong enough connection between one star system and another, it becomes possible for a Star-Pilot in contact with a starfaring engine to fold space. The link between the two is called a wormhole. Wormholes make interstellar travel possible. Portals Portals are the openings to wormholes. Unlike Airts, they are visible to the naked eye […]
Read More Wormholes & Portals — Toy Soldier SagaIf you’re reading for awards, here’s a couple of things you might consider putting on your list for 2019.
Read More Maybe Not a Nebula (Yet,) but Consider Me (and Others) for an Aurora?One of my favourite authors, Lois McMaster Bujold, was named the 36th Damon Knight Grand Master for her contributions to science fiction and fantasy. Source: Lois McMaster Bujold & the Damon Knight Grand Mistresses of SFF
Read More Lois McMaster Bujold & the Damon Knight Grand Mistresses of SFFWhen young elven Star-Pilot Shaundar Sunfall lied about his age to join the Avalonian Navy, all he wanted was a chance to prove himself in battle. He’s going to get it.
Read More The Queen’s DirkTHE CURRENTS OF THE ENERGIES OF RAW CREATION: TIME, SPACE, GRAVITY & MAGIC. “Tell us about your theory of magic.” Narissa takes a deep breath. “All things exist as potentialities before they become matter. Magic harnesses the energies of those potentialities to create a desired effect. But each time there is a choice to be […]
Read More Airts – Toy Soldier SagaTHE SOURCE OF THE COVETED STARSEEDS, TREES OF LIFE MAKE SPACE TRAVEL POSSIBLE. The stars are almost completely blotted out of their view in the branches of the Great Tree the Telasian System elves called Yggdrasil’s Sprout. Each leaf is as large as a small moon. For the first time, it occurs to her to […]
Read More Tree of Life (Starseed) – Toy Soldier Saga at WorldAnvilDec 2 at 10:31am ANNOUNCING: New Patron Benefits & a Special Offer! Happy December! I have some great news that I’m really excited about. I’ve done a revamp of some of my Patreon reward tiers, which includes a Special Offer & exciting benefits! First, I’ve eliminated the tiers that nobody was taking. But I’ve made […]
Read More ANNOUNCING: New Patron Benefits & a Special Offer!By Phoebe Low Hello friend! Today I’m going to talk paragraph structure, mostly as it applies to description, by doing something I haven’t done since college—close reading! I’ll examine V. E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic not only because it’s a gem of a book and you should read it and write a review on Conglomerate-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named, […]
Read More Building Palaces Out of Paragraphs: Sentence Linkage in V. E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of MagicOriginally posted on Aradia Publishing:
Really honoured to receive such a positive review from Nicole at On Spec, a preeminent Canadian SFF magazine! A+ world-building in this one. The Wyrd West is set in the post-apocalyptic Canadian prairies–a new wild west only with magic. Alongside the traditional gunslingers, desperados, First Nations people, saloon owners and…
