I wound up studying art and design, got a job at Lonely Planet Publications as a designer, cartographer and illustrator.

The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesnt obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.

If your appearance is all people see, they have no respect for your mind.

There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit. - Tayend



Great. She shook her head. Not only am I having conversations with myself, but now I'm refusing to talk to me. This has got to be the first sign of madness.

Mortals did not need gods to order them to kill eachother. They were quite capable of finding reasons to do so themselves.

Cery: So, Hem, tell me why I shouldn't see how many holes I need to make before you start leaking money?