I'm actually am thinking about a similar endeavor, except I might just limit it to place names, titles, and a few phrases, though I'm curious on...
Several High Fantasy authors use ordinary naming conventions and create their own unique names in their works. For instance, in Tolkien's works...
Space out your land masses a bit, and also potentially redraw some of them, obviously they are all shaped differently, yet they also seem quite...
If the "5 years later" approach feels to abrupt you can start the book off in 2015 for a short bit, and then transition to "5 years ago."...
1. Reduce redundancies in terms and occupations. The most likely situation is that there is a land owner who has an orchard of Namadi trees that...
You mentioned that some cultures were wiped out, so the best way to figure out how to name your new areas is to figure out which cultures remain...
It can be, but if you write your story well enough it shouldn't be. I think if you do use a prophecy you should delve into some more important...
I would suggest to just follow your outline and begin writing your story. Don't worry about how to break it down, as you're writing you'll either...
Vampires being unable to perform magic is fairly common, with the usual reason being that since they are dead/undead, they're unable to connect to...
Here are some options for what you can do. Go back and sprinkle in some clues to the supernatural elements throughout your book so that when...
You can write them anyway you want. Elves already have great variation across their many deceptions.... there's everything from Santa's elves,...
Personally I'm down with the humanoid. If you want your aliens to have humanlike intelligence, emotions, motivations, a humanoid appearance could...
Thanks for the input everyone... I haven't started writing yet, but I'm definitely going to try and tackle the idea soon. It's just the more and...
Many sci-fi/fantasy stories have main characters that gain access to secret abilities or a device which is usually considered dark/evil/taboo. The...
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