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James BaillieI wrote this piece on why apocalypses are so common in modern SFF: <a href="https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?msg=156504" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?msg=156504</a><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SFF</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Apocalypse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apocalypse</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a>

Briar𓂃🖊With the right signage, characters do not need to know how to read in order to know they are at the right place. The visual of the sign can also help make the location more memorable to readers.One place you might find inspiration is “Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality” by Fritz August Gottfried Endell(1916). 📖<a href="https://archive.org/details/oldtavernsignsex00ende" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/oldtavernsignsex00ende</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasywriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasywriter</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a>

The Fantasy Fables GuildNew: a free interactive map widget generator! Provide the URL of your map image to create a map widget with clickable locations that bring up location info boxes.<a href="https://briarcrawford.neocities.org/Map/map" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://briarcrawford.neocities.org/Map/map</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasywriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasywriter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a>

Briar𓂃🖊⚔ Video Share: ⚔ "Does Bronze Age to Medieval SWORD SIZE relate to SHIELD TYPE?"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yee6z8gEun0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yee6z8gEun0</a> __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/medievalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medievalist</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a>

Briar𓂃🖊Random Fact for Fantasy World-Builders: Iron gall ink is a purple-black or brown-black ink made from iron salts and tannic acids, widely used in Europe from the 5th to the 19th century for its permanence and water resistance. The attached image shows the delayed darkening of the ink.Image Source: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eisengallustinte_selbstgemacht_schriftbild.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eisengallustinte_selbstgemacht_schriftbild.jpg</a> ___ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuildingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuildingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWriting</a>

Briar𓂃🖊Random Fact for Fantasy World-Builders: A caltrop is a weapon made of sharp spikes arranged so that one always points upward, used historically to slow advancing troops, horses, and war elephants. In Löffelholz-Codex(1505), there is a diagram showing a possible countermeasure (for humans) involving metal soles that are strapped onto the bottom of boots. Image Source: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%B6ffelholz-Codex_Ms-Berol-Germ-Qu-132_Fol_030v.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%B6ffelholz-Codex_Ms-Berol-Germ-Qu-132_Fol_030v.png</a> _ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuildingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuildingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWriting</a>

Briar𓂃🖊Random Fact for Fantasy World-Builders:In medieval households, the "still room" was managed by the lady of the house, where practical skills like food preservation, perfume making, and preparing herbal remedies were taught. More Info(wikipedia): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_room" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_room</a> __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuildingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuildingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medieval</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWriting</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Medievalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medievalist</a>

Briar𓂃🖊My computer monitor is acting strange (its getting a little fuzzy) and I can't afford a new one, so I've been trying to get as many drawings as I can done before it dies. I can do this! ୧(๑•̀ᗝ•́)૭ This is another character from the story I am working on, Where They Lurk. His name is Fynlar, and he is a bit of a goof, but has a good heart. ___ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasyart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasyart</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasywriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasywriter</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyNews</a>

Briar𓂃🖊Balgrim is a mercenary who's been employed at a outpost in the wilds for several years, so I tried to give his outfit some hints of that. __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasyart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasyart</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#character</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/conceptart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conceptart</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/oc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oc</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasycharacter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasycharacter</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArtistOnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtistOnMastodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ArtShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtShare</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndieAuthor</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyNews</a>

Briar𓂃🖊Need an odd(but real-world factual) world-building detail for your novel? How about star-shaped sand? ⭐️ <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-isnt-pasta-its-a-tiny-star-shaped-sand-with-a-huge-secret-hidden-inside/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-isnt-pasta-its-a-tiny-star-shaped-sand-with-a-huge-secret-hidden-inside/</a> ___ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a>

Briar𓂃🖊Today I was working on Elyra's design (who used to be named Edmi, but it didn't seem fit her), though I am still unsure what to do with her hair. Drawing flowy hair is fun, but not exactly battle friendly haha. _ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#character</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasycharacter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasycharacter</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasynovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasynovel</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasyart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasyart</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WhereTheyLurk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhereTheyLurk</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyNews</a>

Briar𓂃🖊If you are writing about characters in a fantasy world without our modern technology, how do you get those characters to meet at the same time? __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuildingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuildingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingAdvice</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingResource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingResource</a><a href="https://authorbriarcrawford.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/world-building-creating-telling-time-%e2%8f%b0/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://authorbriarcrawford.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/world-building-creating-telling-time-%e2%8f%b0/</a>

Briar𓂃🖊From fungi that glow-in-the-dark, to plants that hunt using scent; this list of real-life flora and fungi may help with inspiring your world-building. 🌱🍄 __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingAdvice</a><a href="https://authorbriarcrawford.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/flora-and-fungai-to-inspire-your-works/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://authorbriarcrawford.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/flora-and-fungai-to-inspire-your-works/</a>

Briar𓂃🖊I wasn't happy with how my last map turned out, so I made more map assets and tried again. __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasyworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasyworld</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/worldbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasymap</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WhereTheyLurk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhereTheyLurk</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyNews</a>

Briar𓂃🖊📺 Video Share:World Building: "Why Mythology Is So Weird" by HelloFutureMe<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXHNxafPJc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXHNxafPJc</a> "3 Ways Urban Legends Make Your Worldbuilding Better" by HelloFutureMe<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dtxlGri64" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dtxlGri64</a> _ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingAdvice</a>

Briar𓂃🖊📺 Video Share:"When Do You Forgive a Villain? Forgiveness is complicated. But so are people. And, believe it or not, villains are people too." By: Tale Foundry<a href="https://youtu.be/qjXiZuSVZ0Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/qjXiZuSVZ0Y</a> _ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCharacters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCharacters</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a>

Briar𓂃🖊<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a> : Fishing customs! For the village of Eloailsa, the nearby lake provides fish, water greens, and clams. The fish and greens are preserved for the long winters, and many villagers spend mornings and evenings collecting or fishing along the shore.I took heavy inspiration from Scottish history for the creel basket designs, but they seem to be almost universal around the world.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WhereTheyLurk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhereTheyLurk</a> ___ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyWriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyWriter</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldBuilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldBuilder</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasyart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasyart</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyNews</a>

Briar𓂃🖊📺Video Share:Blanket or CLOAK?“Jason Kingsley, the Modern Knight, looks at several of his medieval cloaks, how they are used practically in history and compares them to more modern types of cloak used in movies like Lord of the Rings.” 🧙🏻‍♂️<a href="https://youtu.be/QZOy1SJua5E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/QZOy1SJua5E</a> __ <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medieval</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/medievalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medievalists</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writingfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingfantasy</a>

Emily KingAnd that's another 818 words written!This short story is quickly taking shape.I won't get the chance to work on it tomorrow, but hopefully, I might on Saturday evening.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Andy B (she/they)Wrote a 3,678 word short story rough draft today. It's a sweet story, with a young apprentice who rescues a dragon from a unicorn.It needs revision and I'm not sure what I'll do with it after that. It's been suggested that I find markets to submit stories to and try doing that, but I've seen more articles of magazines shutting down due to AI crap than calls for submissions lately.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortstories</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writinglife</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amwriting</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingFantasy</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/WritingRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingRomance</a>

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