Journey of a World Builder – Part 10

by Steven | Jun 12, 2018 | Fantasy Fiction, Modern Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

The Koth Not Your Ordinary Reptile Men Some of the strangest and most mysterious myths around the world pertain to humanoid reptile people or lizard men as they are sometimes called. There are myths and legends that date back several millennia, such as the mysterious...

Journey of a World Builder – Part 9

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...

Journey of a World Builder – Part 8

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...

Journey of a World Builder – Part 4

by Steven | Oct 9, 2016 | Christmas Elf, Dwarves, Dweorgs, Elves, Fantasy Fiction, Modern Fantasy, Norse Mythology, Urban Fantasy, World Building

The Elves By Steven A. Guglich Everyone has their own ideas about what an elf is or what an elf looks like. There are the staunch believers that say the only true elf is the Tolkien elf! Girls swoon at the mention of the name Legolas. Some believe that elves have to...

Journey of a World Builder – Part 3

by Steven | Sep 6, 2016 | Dweorgs, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction Writing, Modern Fantasy, World Building

Research, the Key to Beliavability By Steven A. Guglich What makes a good story other than the story itself? There are many answers to that question. There are great characters that we can identify with or characters that are so interesting that we hunger to learn...

Journey of a World Builder – Part 2

by Steven | Aug 1, 2016 | Dwarves, Dweorgs, Fantasy Fiction, Modern Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, World Building

A Dwarf By Any Other Name… By Steven A. Guglich Dwarves? Dwarfs? Dwerg? Dwergen? Dwarrow? One of the key elements in The Veil Saga is that the stories take place in our modern world. In the background are fantastic beings such as elves and dwarves, just to name a few....