There is an old adage in storytelling that “show, don’t tell” is always important. There’s a lot of ways to interpret this saying and most of the time those interpretations are correct. The concept of showing the ideas and concepts in a story are usually always more impactful than simply stating it outright and explaining … Continue reading Adding Mystery to Worldbuilding
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Thoughts on Science Fiction Worldbuilding vs Fantasy Worldbuilding
While working on a science fiction novel, I knew that there would be different approaches to the worldbuilding than fantasy but the approach feels a lot more arduous in a sense. Where fantasy worlds often revolve around a sense of logic to how people approach things, science fiction universes feel like they require more worldbuilding … Continue reading Thoughts on Science Fiction Worldbuilding vs Fantasy Worldbuilding
Inspiration and Originality
A couple days ago my friends made me watch Your Name for my birthday as they were aghast that I had never seen it. After having watched the movie, I completely understood why. It was absolutely beautiful and one of my favorite romance stories of all time. What was a nice coincidence about the movie … Continue reading Inspiration and Originality
How to Write Romance that feel Believable
With Valentines Day around the corner, it's a good time to consider how romance in storytelling is written. Romance in stories is both quite simple but also very difficult to write. The simple aspect is the notion that it’s usually two characters falling in love with one another. The complicated part is making that romance … Continue reading How to Write Romance that feel Believable
Book Writing Update and Progress
Hello everyone! Having just self-published my third book, I recognize I need to not let go of the momentum I currently feel. What I recognized about myself from 2024 is that I am not as disciplined as I was when I was younger, something I hopefully can fix for this year. The only issue is … Continue reading Book Writing Update and Progress
What I Learned From Publishing My Third Book
Hello everyone! It’s been a few days since I’ve published my third book, The Legend of Nariko: Shadows of a Dead World, and I had some time to reflect on the process. There was a lot of good but also a lot of bad I recognize that came out of how I approached writing it. … Continue reading What I Learned From Publishing My Third Book
Happy New Year and the Plan Going Forward
Hello everyone!I hope you’ve all had a good start to the year. I find it’s a good time for reflections on what happened last and planning around how to make this year better. It’s not necessarily a means to criticize oneself but to consider what worked and what didn’t work. One of the things I … Continue reading Happy New Year and the Plan Going Forward
New Editions of Books 1 and 2 are live!
Hello everyone!Good news and some annoying news. The good news is that the 4th edition of The Legend of Nariko: The Mark of Silverfrost and the 2nd edition of The Legend of Nariko: The Goddess Prophecy are now live! It took a while and several print proofs but it’s finally out! The only annoying thing … Continue reading New Editions of Books 1 and 2 are live!
Status of New Editions and Book 3’s Release
Hello everyone! Some great news and some mixed news. Starting with the great news. The print proofs for the new editions of The Legend of Nariko Mark of Silverfrost and The Goddess Prophecy should be arriving today! Redoing the map and correcting the book cover alignment took a bit longer than I expected. I wanted … Continue reading Status of New Editions and Book 3’s Release
My Top 5 Characters of 2024
Character writing is one of my favorite aspects of storywriting. It’s very difficult and requires a lot of careful thought and consideration but when done correctly, it can be a truly beautiful story told. One of the best things a writer for any medium can do is experience more stories and try to study and … Continue reading My Top 5 Characters of 2024
Raph's Cozy Musings 