Worldbuilding
An attempt at constructing a fantastical setting, be it blatantly alien or more down to earth. Might involve maps (See relevant tag).
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It is 6:34 as I write this sentence. I am sniffing back a sudden, vicious cold that has kept me from university for 2 days (including today). I haven’t had breakfast, haven’t had much sleep, haven’t done anything to caffeinate myself or stimulate myself. I’ve got two assignments to juggle, a meal to cook and…
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Because it’s pretty clear that I’m not going to get anymore votes, it’s time to reel in the results! By public consensus, incidental or genuine, the winner is… Miscellaneous! (Whoopee.) That’s right – the only genuine vote was towards the miscellaneous focus for my November project: making a character from scratch to weave the work…
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Hate the lineup this year? Vote for change! Focal Character name: Pending. Point me in the right direction! Background: If none of the aforementioned characters catch your fancy, why not vote for something new? I’ll force myself to think up a new protagonist, alongside an entirely original setting and storyline, to write about over november!…
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Seriously? You want to hear about more sheep shenanigans? Alright. Focal Character(s) name: The sheep, a herdmind (Notably individuals include Baabaa the storm cloud, Blee the adversary of rabbitfolk and so on) Background:Watership down did well, so why not follow the leader? The lore of the lambs is far more complicated than it ought to…
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She’s already lord, but lets vote her for NanoWriMo focus anyway! Focal Character Name – Dolninna the (failed) Dorkok Defender Background – Some bungled birth prophecy envisioned her as the saviour of her beleaguered warren, but her alliance with the mighty Nodon menace has put her at odds with the rest of the cavern and…
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Hello all! As I have made very clear in most of my posts, I am an aspiring novellist: I want to write stories, to create characters and to share my bizarre worldview in a palatable form. Thus, there is no bigger opportunity for me to do this than to partake in the grand literary escapade…
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~Ah, Terry Pratchett. How I love thy books~ Terry Pratchett had to be one of my favourite writers of all time, though I only started reading him long after his death in 2014. His approach to characters and fantasy was altogether unorthodox – I’ve never seen such an intimate, funny setting in all my life!…
Ben Easton - The Novel Hovel 