What is a conlang and why do some linguists hate them and others love them? I had no idea slang existed for what I wanted to do until I actually decided to start building an Elven language. What started as one become four varieties of Elven, also all the other racial languages on Vermillion. No,… Read More »World Building: 3 Steps to Constructed Languages
It’s Wednesday, so why not? A world-building post before the new year begins. I haven’t done one in a while. Mostly because I’ve gotten some interesting reactions from Shay while we work on the first several issues of Dragon Hoard Books. And I’ve had a variety of people in the last decade ask some variant… Read More »4 Tips to Solid, Consistent World Building
Before we begin, I must thank a few people. First, Sharon Hughson for her comment that I am, indeed, a writer who “likes to do the math.” I love to do math, at least when it applies to vital pieces of my life. From finances to science, I have an obsession with research. I freely… Read More »Why Can’t I Marry A Human, Mom? Genetics in Fantasy and Science Fiction