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Tag: Inspiration

  • Inspiration, October 14

    Wherein I babble about maps and libraries and trade routes.

  • Inspiration, October 12

    One of the most important things in fantasy literature is the idea of the hearty meal. The hobbits’ second breakfast comes to mind, and the Turkish delight enjoyed by Edmund upon meeting the White Witch, and every scene from Harry Potter that takes place in the Great Hall. Food is…

  • Inspiration, October 11

    My main character’s home city, Heredo, is situated on the banks of Lake Shiniren. Since I, too, currently live in a thriving city on the banks of a huge lake, I figured drawing from my own life would be efficient. I took this picture a few weeks ago when walking…

  • Inspiration, October 10

    Third installment in the architecture series . . . I’m on a roll apparently. This strikes me as a nice, quaint little village on the verge of winter. Something about it is . . . relaxing. The lone lamp post has always held significance for me. It’s the Lantern that…

  • Inspiration, October 9

    Continuing in the architectural vein . . . This is an actual photograph — check out all the dusters! I like the bridge-type structure in the background. I could imagine that being a train track of some kind. In the capital city where my heroine lives, Heredo, the train operates…

  • Inspiration, October 8

    I love the old architecture in this photo. Churches, train stations, old buildings. I love thinking about what my cities are going to look like. Horse-drawn buggies, cobblestone, everything.

  • Inspiration, Oct 7

    Today’s inspiration isn’t a picture, but rather a Tumblr post that I found particularly interesting. I think I might try this. Seems like a good way to get to know your character.

  • Inspiration, October 6

    My sixth day of inspiration for NaNoWriMo.

  • Inspiration, October 5

    There will be a library of some kind in my world. Cool, right? Right. Books. I’m thinking my character is going to go here looking for some kind of knowledge integral to her story arc – I would tell you what, but spoilers!

  • Inspiration, October 4

    Here’s how I actually view my character at the beginning: My character is in the lower class – so she won’t be wearing all the frills and expensive-looking clothes. It will be something more like this, except I’m thinking either red or gray for the skirt. And of course she’ll…