It's a fact: women fighters have breasts. Here are three things to consider when dealing with female anatomy in rpgs and fantasy settings. [Continue]

I'm looking for input on a world building survey. What are your thoughts on the subject? Comments also welcome. [Continue]

A new section of my site has maps for my fantasy world and novels, along with background on world building, game design, and my encounter with Marion Zimmer Bradley. [Continue]

I ran into a snarl with Splintegrate regarding the timing of some events. In sorting this out it became clear that I needed to work out more details about the cloning process used in the Sa’adani Empire, which is referenced in the novel. I [Continue]

At one point in my WIP Queen Victoria’s Transmogrifer (QVT),  the disincarnate entity Sir Ulbrecht (can’t call him a ghost, because he’s not one, exactly) has become allied with fairy folk.  He once had a close relationship with [Continue]

In creating an alternate history that allows for the paranormal, I considered how the paranormal - ghosts in particular - might have affected historical events. This post takes a look at the link between highwaymen, ghosts, and rural Surrey in the [Continue]

Gay marriage has been in the news a lot lately, but how does same-sex partnership work in Sa'adani space? This post outlines the contract-based relationships commonplace in the science fiction setting of Mainline, "Live Fire", and related works. [Continue]

Alternate history: love reading it (here are book suggestions), and love writing it. History plus alternate timelines plus a measure of fantasy if needed or desired: what's not to love? This is Part I of a series looking at why a writer might [Continue]

Here is some context on a work in progress I'll be blogging about from time to time: Queen Victoria's Transmogrifier, an alternate history and paranormal tale focused on Victorian London in a time/space where magick is real. [Continue]

Here's a look behind the scenes on the development of the Tiptree Award nominated short story "Live Fire" by Deborah Teramis Christian. [Continue]