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Designing from Bones – Zoo Arcane
Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me this week for a tour through the Zoo Arcane as we visit four creatures spoken of by the ancients. Our … Continue reading
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Swamped with Ideas
Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last week we combined The Great Dismal Swamp with a Ming Dynasty tomb to discover a wealth of story … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, alien invasion, alien world, archaeology, Aurignacian Lion-Man, beastman, Cthulhu, designing from bones, fantasy, Gene Lempp, Great Dismal Swamp, history, horror, Irish watchtowers, mangrove, Ming Dynasty, Otzi, paranormal romance, plot point, science fiction, social media, story design, story structure, thriller, tombs, will-o-wisp, world building, writing, YA
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