Recent content by CavalierElrik

I have wrestled with this internally for far too long. Conflicting views, suggestions, and internal strife (aided by any agent/publishign rejections) make me constantly question this: Should I avoid using the terms Elf, Orc, Dwarf, or Goblin in an epic fantasy fiction piece? I have no...

Huge thanks everyone. I can't agree with Penpilot more, it just kept nagging at me that this indeed walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, but is also, so different in race, habit, position within the storyline, customs, language, and even geography from your stereotypical "human in fancy...

Hi Addison, I travel A LOT for my job. And every place I go I study, visit, and soak up anything esoteric, occult, and mythology related I can. One consistency I have seen from the last 33 countries I have visited in the last 5 years is that the definition of witchcraft being good, evil, or...

Hi everyone, thanks for this fantastic community. Looking forward to meeting everyone and learning loads.

I recently received some excellent feedback on a manuscript I have been writing for almost 6 years on and off. Amongst some of the excellent suggestions was one from an editor who's opinion I truly respect and hope to be working with soon, but I am having trouble implementing one of their...