Je vais tenter de redémarrer les mois thématiques cette année avec un objectif de 1 article par semaine ! Joignez-nous sur Discord pour voter sur quel thème vous plairait. :)
Sinon, restez à l'écoute pour l'annonce du thème de mars qui sera dévoilé ici. ;)
Posted Chapter 9 of Shadows of Eros.
Chapter 9 in Shadows of Eros#AnvilSpace #Novel #SharetheLove #WorldBuilding #ScienceFiction #spaceopera #cyberpunk #hardwired #asteroidcolony #powerarmor #ShadowsofEros #androids
Getting ready for WAWA!
I've submitted everything I plan on entering, and I'm so excited! I've posted all of my entries in my little showcase article above, please feel free to check it out! I'm really proud of my work this year <3
And if you want to check out other people's overview pages, check out this nifty page in the World of Worlds! I assembled it last night, and anyone can submit their overview pages just by commenting the articleblock!
Good luck to everyone participating <3
Hello everyone,
I have finished my submissions for #WAWA2026 after updating my world's theme (and recovering from a sprained knee after being a bit overzealous at the gym...definitely hurts as much as you can imagine. Free advice: if you do any intensive reps of Machine Leg Press, skip the cardio on the gym bike. Thank me later).
I have decided to create a hub featuring the articles I submitted. I encourage you to give them a thorough read over your favorite snacks and comfy spot!
#anvilspace #Worldbuilding #Fantasy #WAWA #WorldbuildingAwards2026
Fellow Worldsmiths,
How often do we let magic be "hand-wavy," or gloss over the logistical nightmare of how different cultures actually measure time?
In Raven & Quill Issue 6, I dive deep into the mechanics of Aithyris to address both of these issues, and I wanted to share some of that forge-labor with this community.
If you've ever looked at the historical mess of the Julian and Gregorian calendars and thought, "I should do that to my characters," you'll understand "The Lag".
The ancient Shandaryn calendar of my setting uses a perfect 351-day solar year. But humanity couldn't leave the math alone. The trade-focused Therysians anchored their New Year to the Spring Equinox , while the traditional Vesprians anchored theirs to the Winter Solstice. The result? A predictable annual overlap where one nation is technically a full year behind the other for three months and a week. You can read the full mechanical breakdown in Calendars & Timekeeping.
I also touch on the physics of the "Shadow". Instead of treating darkness as just "bad lighting," I built it as an active endothermic vacuum. Because the medium of the Shadow is acoustically dead , moving a living soul through it creates intense "Friction of Identity". Magic isn't free; it's a zero-sum thermodynamic exchange.
The issue also features a personal journal entry about a recent lecture I attended, a fumbled question about entropy, and why the physical "connectedness" of the universe matters so much to the themes of my story.
If you enjoy deep-dive worldbuilding, strict causality models, and the emotional toll of the craft, you can read the full issue of
The Meteor Crater and the Music of the Void (and Chapter 9 )
I'd love to hear how you handle conflicting timekeeping or strict magical limits in your own worlds!
Shine Bright!
— VS
#Worldbuilding #FantasyFiction #MagicSystems #Lore #WritingCommunity #Aithyris #AmWritingFantasy
Hello everyone,
I believe that I have settled on a theme refresh that I can use for the time being. It's not a full refresh but it is close enough that I can be happy with it. I wanted something with a light theme, which you can view right now here:
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/arktoria-jdebro
I'm also have begun submitting for the 6th Annual #WorldBuildingAwards so updates might be here and there as I finalize my submissions. This will also occur alongside other changes that I will make to Arktoria this week. This will be a busy week for me with worldbuilding, but it will be worth it in the long term
Have a pleasant day!
Apologies for the delay! (I’m having a morning.) If you are still interested in the AHQ Survey, it is still up until Monday, 2/23/2026 @ 11:59 pm. Again, participation is not mandatory, but I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and responses! Click Here! - https://forms.gle/Yg4xHuHGe4gKSGq19
: The Fall Banquet begins at the Equinox Court. Geddeon reunites with his friends of across New Temperantia, while Nyxis finally returns for her grand debut since the Fallen Leaves Incident.
#OriginalFiction #High Fantasy #DarkFantasy #Worldbuilding #Novel #SwordsandSorcery #Slowburn
Just posted Chapter 11 of Aditi "Adi" Nizhóní Peshlakai's story.
Chapter 11 in Augmented Valor: The Legacy of Aditi Nizhoni#anvilspace #Novel #SharetheLove #WorldBuilding #cyberpunk #sciencefiction #spaceopera
Good Morning, Afternoon and Evening to all! If anyone read the bottom of my update post, I have something else I want to share. It will remain open until 11:59 pm Monday, 2/23/2026, so you have until then to submit your answers. If this format works, I will use it in the future. (https://forms.gle/Yg4xHuHGe4gKSGq19 )
In preparation for the Fall Banquet, Geddeon learns about the circumstances of the Equinox Treaty and the royal family’s obligation to attend. Meanwhile, Nyxis comes to grips with fallacies of her teachings and vows to learn the ways of the world from a different source.
#OriginalFiction #High Fantasy #DarkFantasy #Worldbuilding #Novel #SwordsandSorcery #Slowburn
Okay friends… I’ve finally finished my full deep-dive into one of the great kingdoms of Rhycullun, and yes, it absolutely ran away from me in the best way possible.
We’re talking Del Yerlusta - the ancient elven realm of living terraces, moon-pearl spires, unicorn omens, and the Seven sacred Elardail who literally grow from the leylines themselves. It is lush. It is dramatic. It is quietly judging everyone else from inside a very well-maintained forest.
It’s over 5,500 words (Sorry, not sorry), so this isn't a “quick scroll while you wait for the kettle to boil” situation. This is a cup of tea, cosy blanket, maybe cancel your evening plans kind of read. I regret nothing.
If you’re into kingdoms that choose patience over rash decisions, long-term stewardship over flashy domination, and connecting with the land and wildlife instead of conquering it… this one’s for you. No screaming tyrants. No endless burning cities. Just elves calmly planning things on an extended timeline and side-eyeing anyone who thinks that’s inefficient.
Also. Unicorns.
Sacred. Omen-giving. Possibly judging you. Definitely cooler than horses.
So if you’ve ever thought, “What if a kingdom actually tried to be responsible?” - welcome to Del Yerlusta. Come wander the forest with me. Just don’t touch the ancient glowing trees without permission. I’m not filling out that paperwork.... :)
Hello everyone,
Now that the #WorldEmber Awards Ceremony has passed, I can finally update my articles. And I do have some updates to make, along with some planned changes I intend to do. What are some of those changes?
The first being that I am working on a new background & world banner for my world of Arktoria to give it more of an original visual identity. I'll keep the current color scheme for now as I'm still tinkering with that in my mind. Once I finish making that changes, i"ll post a community update to inform my followers and the wider community.
The second is my plans to add more images to my articles overtime, although it will be in phases as I complete the artwork. I've already started doing with the relatively recent update I made to the Rogue profession which you can view below:
I will continue to do so with more and more images as I finish them.
That is all the current updates I have at the moment. I will be submitting entries for the 6th #WorldBuildingAwards contest as well. Updates on those entries will come later. Until them, have a great day!
"Art is born from authentic intent to share a personal truth. The method of delivery is just the mailman."
Raven & Quill Issue #5 In this issue, I’m pulling back the curtain on the Saga of the Silver Blade to show the structural engineering beneath the metastory.
We’ve all been there. You spend forty hours a week pushing the "Sisyphus stone" of the day job—navigating a hamster wheel of UI updates and notifications—only to find that your creative spark is buried under the friction of reality. This week, I stopped running up that hill and started carving through it.
The Feature: Chapter 8 — "Hand of Sorrow"
The latest chapter is now live. Witness the moment Qianna Lockstone stops trying to be Iron (rigid and breakable) and chooses to be the Rust. It’s a dark, visceral ride into the "Architecture of Silence" and the price of survival in the Lorath Forest.
Whether you’re a writer, a worldbuilder, or a "previously blind" visionary finding your sight through new tools, this issue is a manifesto for the Architect in all of us.
Shine Bright,
—VS
#Worldbuilding #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #WritingCommunity #DigitalCarving #DarkFantasy #Harmonism #WorldAnvil #IndieAuthor #LoreArchitecture
Published chapter #4 of Cryostasis Widow Five Centuries Gone.
Chapter 4 in Cryostasis Widow Five Centuries Gone#anvilspace #SharetheLove #Novel #sciencefiction #militarysciencefiction #cyberpunk #worldbuilding #augmentedvalor #cryostasiswidow #bionics #powerarmor
Beta 1.0 update: Ruvenek! The ferocious alpine lords of southern Fauverngarz, the bearish ruvenek have survived for generations in some of the harshest conditions: deep freezing winters, calamitous undead, each other, and more. #fantasy #worldbuilding
Accuracy is the Gravity of My World
R&Q Issue #4 & Legend of the Silver Blade : Chapter 7 are Live!
Greetings, Twilight Seekers!
This week in the Scriptorium was a battle of the "Gears." I conducted a climatological audit of the Five Seas that nearly broke my naval routes, but the resulting "dissonance" led to something better: the discovery of the Orfian cliff-dwellers and a finalized, "Gregorian-offset" calendar system.
Inside this update:
What do you do when the physics of your world fights your history? You build a better lie.
Shine Bright! — VS
#SagaOfTheSilverBlade #Worldbuilding #HardFantasy #Cartography #WorldAnvil #Lore #NavalFantasy #RavenAndQuill #DarkFantasy
I’m pulling back the curtain on my new "digital council" workflow—how I keep my lore straight without losing the soul of the story.
Also in this issue:
Read Tuning the Orchestra and Chapter 6 now!
#WorldAnvil #Worldbuilding #FantasyMaps #WritingProcess #SagaOfTheSilverBlade
Welcome to Week 7 of the Saga!
Raven & Quill Issue #7: The Inkwell is live alongside Chapter 5: A Key of Scars. We return to Qianna to peel back the layers of her past.
But the real story this week is about the deep rabbit hole of cartography.
I confess: the map nerd in me took over. I realized the current satellite imagery for Vespria wasn't enough to satisfy the vision. So, instead of just writing, I spent the week rebuilding the Vesprian realms from the ground up in Photoshop to prepare for a massive InDesign overhaul.
Inside Issue #7:
The new maps aren't live yet, but you can see the trajectory in the newsletter. Be warned: truth is a shifting horizon.
Read the full Dispatch and Chapter 5 below!
Raven & Quill #07: The Inkwell
Chapter 5: A Key of Scars
Keep your soul-song in tune.
— VS
#Worldbuilding #Cartography #Fantasy #AmWriting #MapMaking #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #IndieAuthor
We are kicking off 2026 with a fresh start: Raven & Quill, Volume 2, Issue #1 is live alongside Chapter 4: The Rising Tide .
While the plot moves forward at the Rosethorn Estate, the real work this week happened "under the hood" of the world bible. This issue focuses on tuning the engine of the universe to ensure the Saga sings in the right key.
Inside this week's issue:
I have also "retro-fitted" Chapters 1–3 to match these newly solidified laws of magic and tone. If you are new to the Saga, there has never been a better time to jump in!
Next Week: We leave the politics of Rosethorn and return to the coast of Alfirhavn.
Read the full Issue and Chapter 4 below!
Raven & Quill (vol. 2) #1
Refining the Resonance Link to Chapter 4: The Rising Tide
Shine Bright!
— VS
#WorldAnvil #Fantasy #MagicSystems #Worldbuilding #WritingCommunity #SagaOfTheSilverBlade #Lore #IndieAuthor
The Unseen Cords | Raven & Quill #5
December vanished like a ship slipping into the Vapor Shroud. One moment it was Thanksgiving, and we were launching the site; now, the holidays are half-gone. But looking back at the wake we’ve left behind—the launch of the Saga, the introduction of Krysaalis and Talathis, and now the complex web of Qianna Lockstone —it has been a monumental month.
In this week's issue:
Feature Focus: The Girl Who Sees Strings We step into the mind of Qianna, a character whose "magic" is less about spells and more about survival. She sees the world as a tangle of cords and wires—dissociating from reality to see the connections between people. Her chapter sits like Atlas in the background, quietly holding up the heavy lift of the Saga's lore.
The Architect’s Journal: Echoes of an Old Game Qianna is the first POV character directly inspired by a PC from the TTRPG campaigns that birthed this world. This issue is dedicated to the player who originally breathed life into her.
Read the full issue and Chapter 3 below!
Read Legend of the Silver Blade
Chapter 3: The Winter Inside
Keep shining.
— VS
#WorldAnvil #WorldEmber #Worldbuilding #DarkFantasy #WritingCommunity
Let's go Team Elves! Also Dolvareth is now richer, with an elven culture living hidden within the Whispering Forest
Summer Camp has wrapped up, and I’m still buzzing with excitement! This year, my world of Crux Umbra was honored with three article category awards and the Community Award for Most Inspiring World - a truly unforgettable recognition.
While winning is amazing, what really made this experience special were the people who shared it with me.
I want to give a heartfelt thank you to:
A big thank you to the whole World Anvil community. Your support, ideas, and enthusiasm are what make this platform so magical. Summer Camp, and really any challenge, wouldn’t be the same without all of you.
And of course, the World Anvil team, for hosting such an inspiring event and giving us all the space to create, explore, and challenge ourselves.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be over here, sipping too much coffee and trying to figure out how to cram even more lore into my brain because you know what?? WORLDEMBER IS COMING
#summercamp2025 #worldbuilding
This is one of the most personal pieces I’ve ever written.
Inspired by my experience living with PCOS, The Hollowing explores a silent, incurable affliction through a fantasy lens — one that reshapes bodies, futures, and identities.
It weaves together storytelling, worldbuilding, and illustration to give voice to what often goes unseen.
I’ve been working on this quietly for some time. The art took several attempts before it finally felt like it was saying what I needed it to.
This also became an exercise in writing more deeply for one of the characters in the novel I’m working on — grounding their experience in something real.
If it resonates with you, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
All the best Sori <3
#fantasywriting #worldbuilding #pcosawareness #writingfromlife #womeninworldbuilding #thehollowing #invisibleillness
Greetings, fellow worldbuilders and lorekeepers!
A new wind howls across the skies of Caemothas, heralding the rise of three legendary beings whose wings shaped the balance of the world itself—the Mythic Birds.
Born of primordial force and forged in the crucible of the Eclipse Epoch, these awe-inspiring creatures are not just symbols of elemental might—they are the ifirst of their kind/i, singular, world-shaping forces that leave echoes across the planes in the form of their descendants.
Though these three are singular in power, the world echoes their essence in the form of rare and powerful elemental beasts:
Each species is a myth made manifest—an echo of a time when elementals were more than beasts… they were legends.
From mountaintops to the upper skies, from sacred storms to deep glacial vaults, their presence reshapes the balance of Caemothas.
Let me know which mythic being you'd seek out, bond with... or flee from.
Stay tuned for their canine counterparts—Tremorgrowl, Zephyros, and Abyrion—as the balance of the world howls back.
#worldanvil #worldbuilding #mythicalcreatures #phoenix #glacivern #thunderbird #caemothas
It only took an age and a half, but the winds of creation finally found themselves beneath my wings! Behold, my first vlog!
I took a years-long Youtube hiatus, and now we're BACK — starting with a new writer vlog series where I take you through month-by-month adventures in the Owlworks! This episode 0.5 kicks off the series with a 2025/winter recap and covers the end of March... with most of April being through at this point (oh my god??), you likely already know where the next episode will pick up!
I really hope you enjoy following along my journey as an all-over-the-place creator, and every bit of support is mega appreciated! Likes, comments, and shares help tell the Youtube algorithm that I'm not just some weirdo on the internet, but a weirdo on the internet that's worth watching :)
Caemothas is Alive – New Tectonic & Ley Line Maps!
After a lot of work, I’ve finally finished two major layers of the world map:
Tectonic Plate Maps – Showing oceanic and continental plates, including fault types and microplates.
Ley Line Overlay – Highlighting the world’s magical energy network, with glowing paths for healthy and scarred ley lines.
These maps shape the geography, magic, and even the history of Caemothas—tying into volcanoes, arcane nexuses, and lost civilizations.
#Worldbuilding #Caemothas #FantasyMaps #MagicInfrastructure
Many of you got to witness my live reactions to this information, but... six nominations??? I've done nothing but lay spiritually on the floor (maybe physically as well, for a little while) and process this!
Thank you SO much for the community love and support — for my third Worldbuilding Awards run, you've tripled my total nomination count in one act of love and fevered voting. I hope I can count on you again to pull an award or two from these nominations, but I am just so thrilled to have reached this point. Much love!
First off, you're incredible! Voting in the first round was hard enough, but making those final decisions was truly killer.
If you'd like some fancy graphics to promote your work this month, the nominee gallery made its return once again! Sorry for the day's delay, but I hope you enjoy them!
#WAWA #TheOwlworks #AyunSovos #Malkora #WAWA2025 #WorldbuildingAwards
Wow. Can you all believe it's almost March already? I had so much I wanted to do but so much is happening and it's just a bit XP but, as always, I'm just trying to keep praying and keep going. Today, I have a couple of interesting updates for you all.
I entered the WorldAnvil WorldBuilding Awards this year! If you would like to check out all my entries (and maybe cast a vote or two) check out the webpage here:
I launched a project for ZineQuest and ZineMonth called Rock Paper Scissors Spy. You can find more info and back the project here:
I plan on debuting more art and info for it soon, but things have just been so all over the place for me. If you have any questions about anything, please don't hesitate to ask them! I also made an unofficial challenge for Friendship February that goes hand-in-hand with it. Join if you'd like. It's free!
I've been streaming on Twitch (or at least trying to)! If you'd like to hang out, the best thing to do would be to follow my Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/wordigirl, or join my Discord server here: https://discord.gg/wordigirl and grab the Watchers role so that you can be notified whenever I go live. I really need to start putting disclaimers on my schedules. Sadly, things haven't been working out for me to stream exactly on time lately.
If you aren't already a part of the agency, please consider joining! It will help me a lot. Even if you can't pledge to the Kickstarter or buy merch, signing up for WILLOWISP tier for as little as $1 per month, or even making a one-time contribution can go a long way. I am extremely grateful to each and every one of you who follow, donate, and support me and my work. Words cannot express my eternal gratitude, especially in these tough times. Check this page for all the different ways you can support or join the agency:
We have so much fun in the Discord server! From Questions of the Day to Drabble Prompts, to Role Play games, cool conversations, and more! There are all sorts of things to do and all sorts of wonderful peeps to meet. Plus, Handsome Co-Host is there. If you're already here, say hi! We'd love to get to know you more. We've even started a monthly Talent Showcase to help people get eyes on their work. Join for free here: https://discord.gg/wordigirl
I think that's about all for the free update. If you would like more secrets, consider subscribing, even for as low as $1 per month. God bless and much success with all your plans! Sending prayers, love, and healing hugs your way always. Know that you can reach out if ever you want or need.
#unofficialchallenge #friendshipfebruary #wawa #worldbuildingawards #discord #community #update #kickstarter #news #zinemonth #zinequest
It is so painful to write so many good articles that I can only show to one or two of my players ... I want to share them but SECRETS EVERYWHERE! #worldbuilding-pains #secrets
With #WorldbuildingCon just around the corner this weekend - what are you most excited about learning and even more importantly...
I was behind last week and just barely got my tweet posted. I caught up a little this week, starting the Silver Summer Camp prompts...join in on Twitter if you can.
My Tweet: The ground bowed and rippled by the Friendship Gate. A sense of high alert gripped the Eastern entrance to the resplendent city of Eylium. Loose rubble fell from stones in the wall... #tuesdayfiction #WASummerCamp Leadership #worldbuilding #flashfiction Eylium
It's time for #TuesdayFiction on Twitter. Last week I tweeted about my #AdventureApril One-Shot. This week was about Daisy a chipmunk that thinks in Haiku (that's a thing right?). You could tweet about your River challenge entry or another story you have tackled! Use the #TuesdayFiction hashtag, any challenge hashtags, mention World Anvil, and wave to Daisy!
It's #TuesdayFiction! Chipmunks think in #haiku, yes?
Over the wet rock,
up the tree, out on a branch
I Jumped! Into leaves.
Read more #flashfiction and #worldbuilding about Daisy at Separate Beginning
