Worldbuilding The Map Dilemma #3 15 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 Look! I made a map. It's not the prettiest map. It's not the most detailed map. But it's my map, and it's a good map. I'll try to get it…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 7 13 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. Chapter 7: The Madman Length: 15 pages,…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 6 12 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. Chapter 6: Lorbanery Length: 16 pages, 144…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 5 11 Mar 202613 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. Chapter 5: Sea Dreams Length: 8 pages,…
Worldbuilding The Map Dilemma #2 10 Mar 2026 Another night without much to say, but I did make good progress on a map for my D&D game. I was correct in that sketching the map by hand is…
Worldbuilding The Map Dilemma #1 8 Mar 20269 Mar 2026 In which the author expresses his simmering frustration with the work of mapping a fantasy world, his previous attempts to solve this frustration, and his plan going forward. Apologies, but…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 4 7 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. Chapter 4: Magelight Length: 11 pages, 80…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 3 6 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. Chapter 3: Hort Town Length: 24 pages,…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 2 5 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. Chapter 2: The Masters of Roke…
Analysis & Reviews Earthsea Deep Read: The Farthest Shore, Chapter 1 2 Mar 20263 Mar 2026 In this series, I’ll be working my way through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea works and analyzing her prose chapter by chapter. Spoilers follow. First Impressions I read The Tombs…