Hello everyone! A while back I did promise to start sharing more of my original artwork, and here I am doing just that.
I created this piece recently as I wanted to update an older piece I did while working at a community college. Mainly targeting how a cloak would wrap on a character based on their kind (This was also partly inspired by the "Dynasty of Evil" cover of the Darth Bane Saga of Star Wars books).
Enjoy! and more artwork will be coming along!
Current Word Total: 8,771 words!
I have been working hard to get back into writing and I think this month has paid off. For over a year I have been stuck in a rut, unable to write more than a few sentences or even a paragraph. Now, I have eight chapters written and another on the way.
However, I have only posted five chapters here as I keep finding plot holes as I discover things along the way and need to tie them up before I lose my mind. Still, I am chugging along and spewing out words like a fire extinguisher dousing the flames of writer's block!
Bound by Silver is the first novel of the Silver Chronicles, and at least eight books have been planned out. Below is the summary of the book and the link to it.
Astaroth Angelus is the heir of the most powerful dragonthorn in existence, King Zadicus. His lifestyle congregates around money, fame, blood, and maspet auctions. It's only when the son of a werewolf Alpha is being sold at one of the many maspet auctions does Astaroth's life turn upside down.
Kane Sullivan, the heir to the Hollow Claw Pack, finds himself being sold off at a maspet auction. He thinks his worst fears are coming to life....oh, how he's wrong. The moment Kane finds himself being bought by Prince Dante Angelus, he learns that perhaps not all dragonthorns are heartless.
Kane and Astaroth make the most awkward match among their respected species, but can they do whatever it takes to stay together? With in being weeks away from Astaroth's royal marriage to Lady Morgana, it's a race against time for the fated couple to seal their love into the history of their world.
#Novelember has started today and I'm posting the first few chapters of my novel for the month (chapters 1 and 2 were written BEFORE Novelember, so they don't count)!
Now, I'm off to continue writing chapter four!
Something new from me! After the Elves vs. Aliens showdown, I was reading the Discord chat, and Team Alien—specifically Demon Grey—was talking about using aliens for creativity. While I don’t yet have a full sci-fi or alien world, I wanted to explore a specific lens for the story; sometimes that sparks an idea.
I’ve put together a short outline, and here’s my first installment of Starlit Observations! It will be a duet-style tale, following Ven Solari, a Zephri observer, as he begins watching a human woman, Subject 7.3.9.2343—someone he calls Wildflower. What starts as a mission of observation soon becomes something far more personal.
Creative experiments make me happy, and who knows—maybe this will help me fully develop that other sci-fi setting I’ve been dreaming about. I hope you enjoy seeing where this story goes!
#SciFiStory #WritingCommunity #SpeculativeFiction #FantasyMeetsSciFi #Aliens
This evening, however, I want to level with you all. , and you don’t have to read this, but if you do, I’d really appreciate it.
I’m having a love-hate relationship with WA right now, and I finally came to terms that I just don’t understand certain features needed to thrive.
I’ll be honest; I am not exactly skilled in self-promotion. In fact, I’m the complete opposite of an entrepreneur. But I do honestly respect and appreciate peer reviews and feedback from readers . Not being able to talk to you all is bumming me out hard, and I realize that to only way to do better is to try something else.
I’m working on a Discord Server for Temperantia Chronicles, so that we can build and grow our community. I honestly didn’t want to ask you all to hop over to Royal Road.
Aeon, on World Anvil, currently only has 1 Esperit. I’m worried that the server won’t work if we barely have followers. So now, I ask you.
The Magic of Aknos
In Aknos, magic is not merely a force — it is the very foundation of the world. But it was not always so. Long ago, magic flowed freely, wild and untamed. Anyone bold enough could seize it… and chaos followed.
To protect the world, ancient mages bound this power into immense crystals — vast monuments of light and energy. From these anchors of order, smaller shards were carved and spread across the realms.
Each shard resonates with a different discipline, such as:
Fire
Light
Earth
Spirit
Vitality
…and many more yet to be discovered.
It is from these shards that mages draw their strength. Every spell, every protection, every revelation begins here — drawn from the crystal, shaped by will.
And you — if you could hold a crystal shard in your hands, which would you choose?
#Aknos #Lore #Magic #FantasyWorldbuilding #Crystals #EpicFantasy
Yo! What's up? Name's Josh and I'm new-ish to World Anvil.
I'm currently working on 3 5e D&D campaigns using this website using ideas from different video games, books and movies.
I looked high and low for source/homebrew materials so I could run campaigns based on these kinds of things, but alas, my searching was unsuccessful, so I figured I'd make them myself.
The campaigns I'm currently working on are:
I'm really excited to see these campaigns finished and hopefully once I'm done I can put them up for y'all to use as well, especially since I'll have to put them up for free because I don't feel like working around copyright restrictions and royalties.
I'm welcome to any and all ideas for how to implement these worlds and ideas for additions!
"Free high-effort content for the people!"
-Josh
#Horror, #Fantasy, #Sci-Fi, #Lovecraft, #LethalCompany, #Backrooms, #SCP, #New, #Mature
I hope you all have been doing well and drinking water!!
As always, I want to give my continuous thanks for everyone that had read, started reading, currently reading, or bringing others on to read.
I’m proud of you all making it this far in the week; I believe that deserves acknowledging! As such, I have a bunch of for you all!!
Chapter 7 is very background heavy with a L O T of details and Easter eggs. I don’t have a definitive release date, but expect the next chapter sometime in September 2025.
[/color]I have a HEFTY 8 Archives that I feel comfortable to release. They are currently public and free to view in Aeon. 1 location, 2 extra, and a whooping 5 characters!
THIS IS THE THING I’M PROUDEST OF!!! I actually sat down and spent ample time trying to figure out the UI, and my squirrel brain finally figured it out.
Update: You will have to follow Aeon in order to post, but it is not a requirement to enjoy everything else ¬¬.
#Aeon #AllHallowsQueen #Fantasy #DarkFantasy #Swords #Sorcery #Sharethelove
Hey all,
I've had a silent month, as we were visiting family for the first half of July and I've had a health crash for the other half.
Summer Camp was not an option for me this year, but I do have a new chapter of The Cleansing of Zykyrn Pilkarrz out now.
It's mostly about food. But even as Vazkyr falls in love with the Bluefish Pastry, her overtired mind is trying to tell her that it's not just about food.
Enjoy.
FJB
PS (I never know which hashtags to use or whether anyone sees things more if I use them. But it's worth trying!).
The Lucian Faith within my world of Ezre is one of my FAVORITE things I haven't written about yet - mainly because of how weird religion works in my world.
So, the thing is, there are no gods - but there are these animistic spirits called DIUM, check them out here - Dium who exist and are the manifestation of all the natural processes of the world and thus, magic is just the mortal manipulation of these processes by making deals with the spirits. So! How does faith work with that?
Well, they are teachers - scholars and such - who help ensure that the big spirit from another plane of existence doesn't scam you out of anything important, like your life or free will of that 20$ that gram-gram gave you for christmas. All the important things in life.
Read here to see the rough draft of my article before I start cleaning it up!
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
Hello All,
I am Barbarossa Sparklebeard and I am here to announce my entry into WorldAnvil Summercamp '25! After a stressful university graduation - and six years at University - I am ready to get back in the saddle! I am excited and pumped to try my hand at worldbuilding once more!
Summer Camp has always been a fun time, but last year I was in a rut and I broke my Pure Diamond Run! Sadness abound! Not this year though, this year I am back and ready than ever! Diamond or Die-amond Trying! We can do this especially since I have the amazing Moonflower-Writing helping me out.
I am excited. I am going for Diamond and I am planning everything out and making sure everything is good and ready and solid.
Lets have a great summer camp and I will be posting all the challenges I get done here so I can help spread the inspiration! Lets do this!
The next chapter is ready! I'm continuing to experiment with the article template for a more unique experience, so I hope you all find it enjoyable (feel free to let me know what you like and what you don't!) There is lots of drama and lots of action in this chapter as well but I'll admit, the next chapter is one of my favorites. But for now, here's Chapter 8!
Having had medical aid, Kanda-Nor is refreshed and ready for research. Having slept in a chair in the medical wing, Vazkyr... is not.
But a stressful 23 hours gives way at last. If only they could figure out how to say goodbye.
I've also started to do a bit more sketching to add to my writing (hence the cover). My hand sketches always seems to look worse after a camera has had its say, but I know I'm no famous illustrator either!
Thanks all,
FJB
My task to convert chapters of The Cleansing to Manuscript format is continuing. Tonight I've published Chapters 5 and 6.
In one chapter a delivery brings a sign of hope. In the next chapter, a totally different delivery threatens despair.
It's not Prose vs Manuscript
Manuscript and Article is not an either/or. I am leaving the Prose Series as it is, but using manuscripts to let you read whichever way is the most comfortable for you.
Drawings
I am still doing sketches for this story, but writing has to come first.
Thanks for your support, even if that's just silently reading what I write.
Take care,
FJB
#fiction #manuscript #fantasy #fantasyfiction #serialfiction
Why can't we help wild animals understand words? [Azachet] wondered in annoyance, then again, many people refuse to understand words despite being able.
Naja unwittingly invites the attention of the one creature she laughed about cooking. Azachet and Shenzàn must defend the party, while not taking life when it is avoidable.
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
Get ready for the biggest worldbuilding event of the year!
It starts as a trickle, a trail of blood that only the houndsharks can follow. With each new wound, the blood blooms. Warmer than the water, the blood boils the minds of men and fish alike. A frenzy begins, men fighting beast until the bitter end.
