Culture is a major component of this story. Here is a sample of how I handle it. For this chapter, I had to write both a Shakespearean soliloquy and a song. It…
Chapter 1 – 2nd Narrative Draft
Just a few small changes to some things that were bothering me. Now that I am deeper into the world I have created for this piece, I have found a different voice…
Chapter 99 – 1st Narrative Draft
In honour of Aisie’s brilliant takedown of contemporary high fantasy on TikTok, I was inspired to post my latest draft chapter. Her central point — that high fantasy has been hijacked and…
Chapter 98 – 1st Narrative Draft
Yesterday, I posted a rough draft of this chapter. Today I am posting the first narrative draft. As you can see, this is the first step in the process in which a…
Chapter 98 – Rough Draft
After my last post, I had some questions about what precedes a first narrative draft. The stage immediately before a first narrative draft is something I call roughed-in. It’s a full sequence…