Storytelling

A brown fireplace with a roaring fire in the middle. Above the fireplace are 2 blue windows with sunbeams going towards the fireplace. The background is a blue gradient from a darker blue at the top to a lighter blue at the bottom. The Sunlit Hearth explores a variety of topics such as classic fantasy, modern fantasy, and realism in fantasy. It also looks at fantasy charm, good fantasy maps, and great fantasy maps. Other topics include reusing story ideas and rejected story ideas.

The Sunlit Hearth: A Great Look at Using Rejected Story Ideas

CONTENTS The Premise Imagine you decide to create a story and during the brainstorming phase, you come up with too many ideas you’d like to incorporate in said story. After taking some time to think about it, you deign to drop some since they don’t jive with the vision you have for the plot. And […]

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A brown fireplace with a roaring fire in the middle. Above the fireplace are 2 blue windows with sunbeams going towards the fireplace. The background is a blue gradient from a darker blue at the top to a lighter blue at the bottom. The Sunlit Hearth explores a variety of topics such as classic fantasy, modern fantasy, and realism in fantasy. It also looks at fantasy charm, good fantasy maps, and great fantasy maps. Other topics include reusing story ideas and rejected story ideas.

The Sunlit Hearth: Is Reusing Interesting Story Ideas Worth It?

CONTENTS Introduction Imagine you decide to create a sprawling series that spans multiple novels or games or another medium. The trouble of doing so is you have a lot to keep track of. What’s important in the first part might not be relevant later or something occurs in the fourth part that changes how you

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