(C) 2000, JJ Shaun I have spent the last week creating characters and building a fantasy outpost called The Happy Harpy. This enclave sits along a major trade road on the eastern side of the Dragonspine Mountains, on the Adaran continent. Located in the southern hemisphere of its world, this continent has had virtually no … Continue reading Worldbuilding V
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Random Quote for January 23, 2020
(C) 2019, JJ Shaun "Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us."~John Hancock John Hancock, the first, and most famous, signer of the Declaration … Continue reading Random Quote for January 23, 2020
Finding Inspiration
(C) 2000, JJ Shaun I mentioned that I started watching a YouTube channel called “Critical Role.” Oddly enough, after I read the article in one of the writing magazines that lead me there, I began to see more mentions of the show cross my news feed. Imagine that. (:eyeroll:) I also had an idea for … Continue reading Finding Inspiration
Wednesday Word for January 15, 2020
Today’s words come from a random word generator. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech adjective Definition Relating to the river Styx.Extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding.Infernal; hellish History The first recorded use of stygian was in the 16th century (from the Latin, stygius, and the Greek stygios), meaning Styx. The Styx was … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 15, 2020
YouTube to Write
(C) 2020 JJ Shaun I’ve been binge-watching a YouTube stream called “Critical Roll” for the last several days. I wouldn’t say the channel is for everyone, but if you like storytelling, you might want to watch a few episodes. The story takes a party of adventurers (a group of voice actors) through the “Underdark,” an … Continue reading YouTube to Write
Wednesday Word for January 8, 2020
Today’s words come from a random word generator. Not much information is available for this word as it is obsolete. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech noun Definition Treason.Subversion. History From the Latin perduellion-, perduellio, from perduellis enemy, from per by + Old Latin duellum war. Usage and Examples Here is … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 8, 2020
Random Quote for January 6, 2020
Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind. ~Bob Ney Louis Braille, educator and inventor, died on this day in 1852 at the age of 43. He is best known as the inventor of the braille system of … Continue reading Random Quote for January 6, 2020
Random Quote for January 2, 2020
“Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.”~Isaac AsimovRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/ Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Isaac Asimov. It has been designated as National Science Fiction Day in his honor.
Wednesday Word for January 1, 2020
Today’s words come from First Reader. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word Part of Speech adjective Definition Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood.Animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.Of, relating to, containing, or caused by mercury. History The Roman god Mercury ("Mercurius" in Latin) was the messenger and herald of the gods and also the … Continue reading Wednesday Word for January 1, 2020
Polishing Your Prose
(C) 2019 JJ Shaun I went back to look at one of the stories that I’d written a while ago. For all that I know better, I had to cringe at the wordiness as I read. I can see that I still have a ton of work to do on my own writing. So, I … Continue reading Polishing Your Prose
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