by Steven | Mar 3, 2018 | Fantasy Fiction, Gnomes, Modern Fantasy, Norse Mythology, Urban Fantasy, World Building
The Alfargnym… There’s No Race like Gnome! Heard any good gnome puns lately? Game of Gnomes… Gnome Man’s Land… How do you classify gnomes? With a bi-gnomeal gnominclature! But seriously, gnome pun intended! Alright, enough with the gnome puns. Now, in all...
by Steven | Mar 26, 2017 | Dark Elf, Elves, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction Writing, Light Elf, Modern Fantasy, World Building
The Elves – Part 2 The illustrations of Erwin J. Arroza have once again brought a race from The Veil Saga to life. This month we revisit the elves of The Veil Saga. In Journey of a World Builder Part 4 we looked at how the mainstream ideas and views on elves in...
by Steven | Feb 25, 2017 | Fantasy Fiction
The World According to… Me! By Steven A. Guglich One of the aspects of writing that I enjoy most is world building. There are worlds in my mind that I get to see slowly form as I imagine the flora, fauna, minerals, and cultures of this world. In my mind I can...
by Steven | Jan 14, 2017 | Fantasy Fiction, World Building
The Art of The Veil Saga By Steven A. Guglich I can remember countless illustrations of scenes from fantasy and science fiction that I have seen over the years. Frazetta’s iconic Conan the Destroyer where the barbarian is holding his ax as he stands on a pile of...
by Steven | Dec 27, 2016 | Elves, Fantasy Fiction, Magic, Magic System, World Building
Magic in the World of The Veil Saga By Steven A. Guglich Think of the myths and legends you have read about over the years. From the gods of the Norse and Greek, to the great sword Excalibur, to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, what do they all have in common?...