Here’s the second half of Floyd Hyatt’s post on Complexity in the Novel. Some of the more important aspects (to Fantasy world builds) are: A consistent magical system, if used. Again, like in a game, the strength, movement ability, advantages and limitations of any piece…

Here is another sample from my novel EEL’S REVERENCE. That’s EEL’S REVERENCE, as in Reverence belonging to The Eel. I thought it was a nifty title, but people seem to have trouble with it. Too late, now. Here’s what the book, a fantasy, is about:…

Mermaid, mermayd — “Same thing, only different,” as my Grandpa used to say. “Line of Descent” is a short story set in the world of EEL’S REVERENCE, but in the sea culture of the mermayds. It’s all about sex. Of course, it’s all about mermayd…