So far, in the Elder Races, I’ve given several examples of how drinks and magic intermix. I’m writing this off the top of my head, but I *think* the first time was when I introduced the concept of a healing potion in Storm’s Heart. As any experienced D&D enthusiast would know, drinkable healing potions have […]
When I think of magic, food, and the Elder Races universe—which is an alternative, present-day Earth—one of the questions I’ve asked myself is whether magic could be combined with fast food franchises. Think of it, a Starbucks-like franchise with magic-infused food and drink! Wouldn’t that be fun? (And if it existed, would you buy things […]
I want to share a bit about Everwood, the primary setting for my American Witch trilogy. In building this fictional town, I’ve had to map out the places of importance to the stories. It was a lot of fun to sketch out the town of Everwood and the immediate surrounding area! It’s been so much […]
My own personal journey of diagnosing food intolerances and developing a way of eating that is right for me has taught me that in the real world food is medicine. Eating the right foods for your body’s needs will help you to thrive and eating the wrong foods can make you sick. I can imagine […]
In a previous worldbuilding article, I talked about building a bigger canvas than I can possibly write about in one lifetime. For readers who are not familiar with my Elder Races universe, you can read a short piece by clicking here. Here’s a very basic list of what I started with. Wyr demesne—New York City […]
Personally, I’ve been thinking about this for a few years. Just imagine how important magic would be if you lived somewhere like the Elder Races universe, or in any of the fantasy-based worlds in popular culture. And then think about how central food is to our lives. Not only do we need food to survive, […]
I thought I’d start this first worldbuilding piece by something I did by accident when I wrote Dragon Bound. I built a world bigger than I could ever possibly hope to explore completely… which means that now, years later, I still have tons of raw material lying around in my head, just waiting to be […]
An Other land, it is the ancestral home of the Elves. Described as a land of flowing milk and honey, Numenlaur’s wonders pre-date any human civilization. The Elves flourished here, until their pride and arrogance nearly destroyed them. When time and space buckled during the Earth’s formation, each of the gods threw an item containing […]
Have you ever had your fortune told? Maybe at a party, by a friend who fancied herself psychic. Maybe you visited a storefront medium on a late night after a few drinks. The experience was probably anticlimactic—the so-called psychic maybe told you that you would meet a tall, dark, handsome stranger, or that you had […]
Elves are among the oldest and most Powerful of the Elder Races. Their Power comes from the five elements—air, fire, water, wood and earth. Like the Wyr and many of the other Elder Races, the Elves grow in Power as they age. The ancient Elves can control weather, shift tides, even cause landscapes to shift. […]