the snowflake project

I’m slowly plodding forward in the world building process. I may take a break from it and go into the next Snowflake Method step soon, just to make sure that doesn’t lose any momentum.

In the meantime, I’ve added a description of the Elves in Kos’s world to the Races page. They’re different from standard elves – in fact I’m considering doing away with the word ‘elf’ altogether. Let me know what you think!

I decided early on that most cultures present in my novel would be monotheistic. Our own culture is largely monotheistic, and although reading about characters who worship sweeping pantheons of gods and goddesses is exciting and interesting, most of the readers would probably identify a little better with monotheist characters. Besides, why confuse matters with an enormous cast of deities when the story is not about the gods, but rather about the creatures of the world.

My cosmology is relatively sparse and simplistic: a force of good, a force of evil, and a different take on angels and demons. Read the beginnings of my thoughts on them on the new Religion page.