Spiritual Warfare and Cultural Foundations of Akiniwazi

16 Jun 201816 Jun 2018

  I've made no bones about this fantasy world of mine being based not on paganism/polytheism/humanism like ohhhh almost all fantasy out there that we've generally heard of.  Yes I…

Akiniwazi Notes: Keeping Time

30 Sep 20163 Oct 2016

I have had trouble a long time with keeping time in my setting till I came up with a better, but more imprecise way of tracking it.  Throughout history, the…

The Editorial Two-Step

27 Sep 201627 Sep 2016

I think I finally burned down the impediments, and now can start the final battle.  Not only literarily... is that even a word?  As well as compositionally. As I've mentioned…

Timeline of Akiniwazi: 1307-1310AD (39-42 Ad Segregationem)

23 Sep 20163 Oct 2016

  1307AD (39AS) Halmarpakt- Through the planning of his father, Halmar created the “Akiniwazi Union”, unifying all the Jarls and their Aettir into one cohesive government under him. There were…

No More False Deadlines, Mommy Dearest

20 Sep 201620 Sep 2016

  Admit it, you heard the paraphrase in her voice too. If not, Youtube is your friend.  Look up Mommy Dearest. The first time I tried to be a business man/artist, I…

Wordcount Schmerdcount

9 Sep 2016

Yep, last week's trip to the cottage turned out to be a mistake. I so cooked off my noodle from the stress and moving back and forth I've done no…

Timeline of Akiniwazi: Fimbulvetr

5 Sep 20163 Oct 2016

Formerly known as "Den Lange Vinteren".  Why the name change?  Because I have a spectacularly helpful friend in Norway who's been a great cultural sounding board.  Take another bow, Torfinn!  Where…

Delays: Explained by Snaps Provelone

3 Sep 20165 Sep 2016

A quick description of me struggling to meet my deadlines a la the movie "Oscar".  (You should watch it if you haven't.  Awesome stuff.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=752tGFuihzM I went away for a…

Twenty One Scenes and Other Thoughts

27 Aug 201627 Aug 2016

That's all I have left. Approximately that is. I always weird out when I start thinking about word counts and words per day.  2000 seems like a lot, but saying…

Timeline of Akiniwazi: 1205-1266AD

26 Aug 201626 Aug 2016

A continuation of the alternate history timeline of the Land of Akiniwazi.  As always, these are letting you in to see my background notes of how the fantasy setting came…