It's the final day to back the Kickstarter for The Blood of Seven Queens #6. You can get the whole series so far in PDF format for just $10. As for why I'm so pumped for you to read my book: because it mashes up the stories of your favorite fairy tale characters into a fun, funny, and occasionally sexy tale about a young woman coming of age and coming into her power.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eccbooks/blood-of-seven-queens-6
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
I hope everyone is doing well this week, drinking your water and taking your time! I took yesterday off for my birthday
Earlier this week, I mentioned that I would be dropping articles that I’ve been working on, but I’ve also made some minor changes in WA; , , , or
I’m happy to say that I’m comfortable with sharing everything now. As promised, the articles are below and the updated info is already in place, excluding the timelines.
That’s it for me!
Spooktober #6
Another entry in my future solar system setting. This is an idea I have had a good while now and I think this is the first time I have elaborated on it.
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.
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
I’m honestly shocked with how fast I’m writing these chapters, but I can’t jinx it now! I still have a lot of energy left, and making edits shouldn’t take me too long.
A progress update for the readers:
I truly forgot to mention that you may need a translator app to read some of these chapters. I wanted to make this story interactive, but those sections are few and far between.
Also, for those of you who were reading whilst I was making edits to the page, I do sincerely apologize. I’m done playing around with the Manuscript Interface. You can read in peace, I swear!
As for a Release Date for Chapter 3, in the words of a very smart man…
Lavani is a collector of stories. She would love to read about your world. You can submit Summer Camp articles for her to read by leaving a comment on her Reading List here on World Anvil.
Somehow I missed posting about Hunter Matinaepod's from Desdemonarose!
"The Talithans have taken such care with their new world! Keeping a pack ambush hunter like the Matinaepod at a distance but allowing it to flourish shows their commitment." -Lavani
