Recent content by Jorunn

Why, yes, I believe we are quite similar! I've pretty much accepted the fact that if I do ever become published I will not be described as "prolific". :p I usually know when I have enough of a world to be getting on with, the trouble comes after I start writing and cool ideas present...

Geopoet...I love that. In that case I was struck by geopoetry the summer between 7th and 8th grade, when I read The Silmarillion for the first time. I was stunned by the depth of it, and the idea that the stories only existed because Tolkien needed speakers for his languages, and a history in...

Yes, merfolk! I'm wading in to the Age of Sail story for one of my worlds and I haven't come up with a good way to include merfolk yet. One of the main deities is sometimes depicted as a mermaid, but I'm not sure yet if they exist on their own. I need to do research!

I always enjoy a clever, non-violent solution to a conflict as long as it makes sense. Even without Good vs Evil, conflicts can be bitter. They can also be way more interesting than cosmic G v. E. When you're dealing with "my way of life vs. your way of life" like Saigonnus said, I think you...

I dunno about the Elves...that was really, really good wine that's supposed to be watered down and drunk in small quantities, not drained straight from the barrel. And there's some indication that the guards couldn't handle it as well because it was "meant for the king". Thranduil being a...

Hi there! I'm surprised I hadn't found this place before now, it seems like a nice little corner of the Internet! I hail from the American Northwest (transplanted here from the American Midwest four years ago) and I've been a fantasy fiend since before I could read. I have a distracting...