Worldbuilding | MD Presley

MY BOOKS

The Good In the Bad

There’s been a lot of talk about Did Not Finish (DNF) books in the internet back alleys I haunt, which are the books one puts down...

All Fantasy is Cultural Appropriation. In the Best Possible Way.

NOTE: This post appeared earlier this year on Leona's Blog of Shadows and I'm reposting it here because I like all my stuff in one place....

Villains Before Heroes

I truly wish “Vills before ‘roes” was a common jackass statement akin to “bros before hoes,” but alas I have yet been unable to instill...

Heart of Stone Fantasy Playlist

Novel Playlists from Fantasy Novelists treats each fantasy novel like a feature film and encourages the author to put together their own...

Entish Blood Sausage

If we had a nickel for every time some wisenheimer demanded a vegetarian BBQ recipe from us, we’d be millionaires instead of...

Ode to Blackadder

When it comes to British comedy, Monty Python reigns supreme. They’re the Tolkien of the fantasy genre in that, while there were those...

Darklands Fantasy Playlist

Novel Playlists from Fantasy Novelists treats each fantasy novel like a feature film and encourages the author to put together their own...

JJ Abrams Passes the Turing Test… Barely

I’ve had a theory for a while now that JJ Abrams is robot. Well, an Artificial Intelligence actually, one designed to recognize human...

Forgotten Realms vs Avatar The Last Airbender: Best Fantasy World

The importance of worldbuilding cannot be overstated enough in the fantasy genre, where authors play god as they invite audiences to...

A Gathering of Ravens Fantasy Playlist

Novel Playlists from Fantasy Novelists treats each fantasy novel like a feature film and encourages the author to put together their own...

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