Do you want to be the master of worlds? Have you been dreaming of creating a fictional world, but don't know where to start? The Beginner's Guide to World-Building covers everything you need to know about the basics of world-building - from designing the setting of your story to the characters, plot, magic systems and so much more.If you've ever wondered how your favorite authors, producers, or game developers create immersive worlds that feel as real as ours, the answer is...

A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought.Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape. Drought is second nature to him - but how much longer can his family keep hoping for rain and better days?Thirteen-year-old Alex lives on a drought-affected property in South Australia with his mum, his dad, his kelpie dog Tangi and colt Jago. For years it hasn't rained enough for them to put a crop in. And while all...

The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether it be a life after death, a life without love, a life filled with hunger, or the life shared by a ghost. These are stories of the weird, the mythic, the fantastic, the futuristic, the supe...

Di noi non resterà nulla, se non delle lunghe ossa che lentamente si sbricioleranno in polvere. Le ossa saranno la nostra eredità al tempo, il museo caduco della nostra esistenza. La poesia è forse una sorta di stregoneria in grado di creare la realtà? Una pozione magica? Di tutti i nostri organi non resterà nulla dopo la morte e quindi, diciamolo, che importa del loro dolore di oggi?L'AUTORELe poesie e i racconti brevi di Holly Lyn Walrath ...

SPLIT SCREAM has a new home at Tenebrous Press! Editor Alex Ebenstein brings his acclaimed split-novelette series back for a fourth round featuring: Nonsense Words by D. Matthew Urban An aging professor of ancient history strikes up a friendship with her new colleague, Dr. Paul Duncan, a scholar of undecipherable inscriptions. As she finds herself drawn into Dr. Duncan's life— his brilliant wife and mystical daughters, frightened students and uncanny associates— darker forces behind his re...