On Worldbuilding If I’m not careful, I can get sucked into discovering an imagined (or real) world. My mind will wander the island of Ledger’s Reach, where the taverns are loud with negotiations. Maybe I’m following a veteran on his journey home through a thunderstorm that forces traumatic memories to the surface. Getting lost inContinueContinue reading “How to Get Lost in Another Land”
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Aurum Ledger: Chapter IV – Fiction
Red Stockings The road from Firden to the port was short, but dropped in elevation quickly. There were no trees atop the granite, as the horse stepped carefully. A few shrubs dotted areas where a small amount of soil existed between the boulders. Talla Espinoza patted the brown leather satchel containing official messages and letters.ContinueContinue reading “Aurum Ledger: Chapter IV – Fiction”
Aurum Ledger: Chapter II – Fiction
The Fifth Coin Raleen Estavar record keeping Screaming slammed into the stone walls of the Record Room and careened into the hall before fading. The marketplace was buzzing with fish sales, crustacean bids, and shark displays. The scream must have come from a child finding themselves face to face with a massive dead shark, theirContinueContinue reading “Aurum Ledger: Chapter II – Fiction”
Aurum Ledger: Chapter I – Fiction
Howard’s Final Note: I’m teaching creative writing to my 8th graders. I got a little too into the worldbuilding segment we did. And I spent the next day writing when I should have graded…worth it! Welcome to another land: the Aurum Ledger Empire. We’ll begin in Ledger’s Reach, an island just off the coast… MapContinueContinue reading “Aurum Ledger: Chapter I – Fiction”