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, rejected story ideas, the war of good vs evil, fantasy nature, and fantasy countries. It also explores industry in fantasy, fantasy races, fantasy religion, character motivation, villain protagonist, character exploration, lore in fantasy.

The Sunlit Hearth: How to Do Lore in Fantasy the Right Way

CONTENTS The Premise When it comes to building both a fantasy world and the story you want to tell with it, there are many things to keep track of which can feel overwhelming, especially for those doing it for the very first time. Even though it is important in terms of worldbuilding, there are things […]

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A male fantasy centaur with long, flowing brown hair and blue eyes. It has a brown body and black tail. It is in front of a blue gradient background.

The Great Intelligence of the Fantasy Centaur

CONTENTS Overview One of the best parts of creating stories set in fantasy worlds is that you get to populate them with all kinds of creatures that don’t exist in real life like unicorns for example. Stories explore them in various ways from illuminating how they live, how they interact with beasts unlike them, and

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