Most secondary-world fantasy writers love creating a whole world (or at least a significant part of one) for their characters to play in. They create geography, cultures, races, religions, politics… the list goes on. But there’s one thing most of them seem less thorough about — time. Now, that might seem an odd statement, consideringContinue reading “It’s About Time”
Category Archives: Writing, World-Making
Juvenile Delinquents Against the Future — Dweller in the Crack
Just over a year ago, my novella Dweller in the Crack was published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing — but I didn’t have a blog at the time, so I didn’t note the occasion. So here’s everything you always wanted to know about the book (didn’t you?). Dweller in the Crack is the fourth published storyContinue reading “Juvenile Delinquents Against the Future — Dweller in the Crack”
Never Argue With a Woman Holding a Sword
Earlier this year, my collection Eltava: A Sword for All Ages was published by the lovely people at Gypsy Shadow Publishing. I didn’t have an active blog at the time, though, so I couldn’t announce it. But here it is, better late than never. The collection actually had its roots many years ago, when IContinue reading “Never Argue With a Woman Holding a Sword”
Welcome to the Fantasy Worlds of Nyki Blatchley
So, I have a new website and a new blog — welcome to both. OK, what do you write about for the first post in a new blog? It doesn’t seem right to post something that could just as easily be the two-hundred-and-twelfth blog, so I’ll use this to introduce the site. I did haveContinue reading “Welcome to the Fantasy Worlds of Nyki Blatchley”
The Fantasy Worlds of Nyki Blatchley 