Dissecting Literature

Hey there, traveler! Remember the post we wrote about the basic system of pantheons, with all the mysterious concepts that pop-up as gods in nearly any mythology? Well, at long last, it’s time to take a look at how authors (other than Lovecraft) utilized that system to create their own fictional universes. The pattern isn’t always obvious, sometimes they neglect some aspects, sometimes invent entirely new gods, but you can mostly spot the bare-bones behind these deviations. First, let’s see a typical pantheon. At first, we were thinking Tolkien could be a great example with his enormous amount of lore poured into his world, but in the end, it’s not so different from the ones we got used to in mythology. If you like to read about his take on religion send us a message and we will write a post about him too.  I. Dragonlance - By the book For Lory, the first contact with the high fantasy genre was the Dragonlance world around the age of 10, so it was quite a big impact on her later go...

  Hey there, travelers! Since last week my uni semester goes on without mercy, so my focus kindda got divided between Shackles of the Storm, our first and nearly publishable book, and medical stuff I need to study. Since you can put the pantser in school, but can't put school in the pantser, this resulted in a wondorous side-effect: a new WIP. Yeah, yeah, I know. This one is yet to be attached with a genre, but the basic premise is as follows: Magic is real, and its contageous. From time immemorial curses ravaged humanity, magical occurences took their toll on the populace, giving birth to a new craft. From shamans to wisemen, the Decursers were made official, studying and curing any magical malice plagueing mankind. Since then their tools evolved, along with their teaching methods. As for the plot, here's a synopsis I just made up as I wrote this: Yesterday, Sotirios was just an Apprentice. He studied omens of curses, learned about demons and terrific practices to eventually c...

It was the first Sunday of the new year, and boy, was it grey. The sky was dim but even rain was too lazy to fall, so everything just stood still in a bleak melancholy. Neither Dar nor Lory liked the color gray much, so instead they escaped into the colourful wonders of authortube and vivid pics of website redesigning. Their WIP rolled on like a good little carriage, nearing a line they both awaited – yet none of them new. Until now. ‘Honey, we set the date now!’ Lory exclaimed. ‘You mean, right now?’ Dar asked, still half asleep in webdesign. ‘Yes, know. Here is the calendar, let’s chose something between the 24th of May and 13th of June. Wait let me see which day we should publish. It says… Tuesday. Wait no, that is for traditional publishing,’ Lory said. ‘Huh, good, I hate Tuesdays. Tuesdays are always bad days.’ Dar nodded in agreement. ‘Okay, they say for indies that we should publish on a Sunday or a Monday,’ Lory continued. ‘Sunday then?’ Dar asked, not raising his eyebrow becau...