Hello everyone! First off I apologize for being quiet the past two weeks. I have been very busy, with a lot of stuff. One of the projects I have been working on had the eBook go live on Wednesday, while I was waiting for the paperback to go live (I&
While I was reviewing this week’s Worldbuild Wednesday and I found myself more and more dissatisfied with it. Thus I’m putting it back into the oven and am going to take another stab at it over the next few weeks. I have a desire for a standard and
Noah Bannon: Space Ranger
Princess Vekh Selenya Teyrenskovacourt paced the cell she had been thrown into. She had been expecting someone to try and stop her trip to Earth. It didn’t help that she had been requested by the Crown to give the Galactic Senate an in person update on the anti-piracy operations
From Grathew's Desk
Hello everyone, it's been a fortnight. I've been getting up to a lot of things, many of them currently behind the curtain. I've started a test for Project Ghost, am working though my old notes on Thunderfall and Slonminma, have started outlining a new
WorldBuildWednesday
Many people realize that culture isn’t static, yet act like it is. Honestly the dwarves fall into this folly more than one would expect, a trait they share with the elves. Humans for the most part understand it however there will always be that one man yelling about the
Fantasy Friday
Many don’t take the time to look into other species. They can teach one so much once you dip below the surface and go exploring you will find a lot more differences than first meets the eye. Fantasy ends up running into interesting complaints when dealing with different species.
WorldBuildWednesday
Most people don’t realize how much they show off or rely on their culture. Some say that trying to understand one’s own culture is like asking a fish if they would have a world for water. In all honesty it’s more about understanding the stories that are
Thoughts, stories, and intentional worldbuilding from Grathew; sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and weekly WorldBuildWednesday
Noah was glad his helmet had built in binoculars, it made scanning the valley easier and was one less piece of gear to worry about. “I don’t see anything that would be a ship. Although that forest is fairly dense. What does the eye in the sky say?” “There’
Hello everyone! For those of you who saw today's announcement over at substack and are coming to check me out welcome! Everyone else welcome back. In the past two weeks I've been writing a lot, mostly Noah Bannon: Space Ranger I've now gotten into
Hello everyone. Today I have an interview with Michael Small on his first book Kuro-Sil: The Book of Humans, Reptuuls and God. Michel is well on his way though his second book Rebels of Kuro-Sil. I met with Michael at the Imagnairium both times I was there, he is a
Marriage is often sold as the end of romance, which is why I see so many have issues. Instead think of it as the beginning of the next phase of romance. Now that the bond has been forged it can be put to work for the pairing and the community.
Worldbuild Wednesday ep. 42 Romance is only romance because of the rituals. The awkward dances, the signs, signals and untimely the rituals that bind for life. With out the ceremony one would see the contracts and negotiations laid bare.
Worldbuild Wednesday ep. 41 Every single society has a book of rules when it comes to romances. Some are full of guidelines others have strong prescriptions for crossing their lines, most land in the messy middle-ground.
Hello All, Been a busy few weeks. Filled with tech issues. That isn’t entire story on why this is late, but it is a good starting point. Long story short I am moving the Gazette to a new platform, specially https://grathewgazette.com. I for one welcome the new
Sci-Fam special pt. 1
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Worldbuild Wednesday Ep. 40