Star Spun Souls

This post is part of a series to augment the Author's Manifesto available for free download. This and other inspirations of mine are gathered in the Spark Directory for you to explore. Find more worldbuilding content in my Codex Directory . I love the world-building process. I love inventing something complex and rife with human disparity. I believe people deserve a well-crafted story and a well-defined setting for that story to unfold. But I also want to contribute to the entertainment paradigm. I believe the world needs more good stories, and I want my stories to matter. The world I've built allows me great freedom for storytelling. I explore different social structures and cultural models, experimenting with the human condition and examining how any society's practices influence its people. I question normativity, because every culture has its own normal. I experiment with differ...

In the novel Broken , there are 24 portents fortelling the events of the unfolding saga. Start with Portent I here . These and other riddles in rhyme are gathered in the Portents Directory for you to explore. Enjoy! Unearthing truth in timeless strands The bleeding gate aware Fulfills untiring fate's demands To harness Hells with seeping hands Of innocent in prayer Departed now for distant shore Relinquished friendless rose Imbues anew the land of yore From whence emboldened darkness tore To seed a tide of woes When slain embarks for Mother's womb Displaced the vanquished quail Amass for gate to reentomb Their weary ranks and reassume Their deaths to no avail Triumphant rose in wake of peace Redeemed with restless friend Would dearest dreams at last release For west and ancient battle cease With days that have no end. Can you de...