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 6

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...

Journey of a World Builder – Part 5

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?...

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...