Hailey Edwards's Blog, page 40
August 7, 2013
7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding is an essential part of any work of fiction. But especially for science fiction or fantasy, it’s the lifeblood of storytelling. But when worldbuilding fails, it can wreck your whole story, and leave your characters feeling pointless. Here are seven deadly sins of worldbuilding.
August 5, 2013
I forgot about these. Bwa ha ha
I forgot about these. Bwa ha ha
Packing goodies for Dragon*Con
Packing goodies for Dragon*Con
Paperback Writer: My Response to Jeremy's Casting in Bitten TV Series
I was asked to make the reply to this Ask rebloggable. I didn’t realize Asks weren’t rebloggable—sorry! I think this is the only way to do it: repasting the question and my reply into a text post. I’m leaving the original ask & reply on my dash to properly attribute the question, which came from…
August 3, 2013
I was so freaking thrilled by this! Angela Blount came to Sweet...
I was so freaking thrilled by this! Angela Blount came to Sweet Tea and Seduction dressed as Daraja from A Cast of Shadows. I was floored. Just amazing attention to detail in the costume. I can’t believe she put it all together.
August 2, 2013
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odditiesoflife:
The Strangest...
The Strangest Spiders Ever
A mirror spider? These macro shots of spiders were photographed by Nicky Bay who lives and works in Singapore. The endless biodiversity found on the country’s 64 islands includes a vast array of insects and arachnids. Further images of these terrifying yet strangely beautiful creatures can be found on his Flickr account. Despite being terrifyingly creepy, the endless creativity of evolution to create such amazing creatures never ceases. The spiders featured above are:
1&2) Mirror Spiders
3) Long Horned Orb Weaver
4) Bird Dung Spider
5) Net-Casting Ogre-Face Spider
6) Eight Spotted Crab Spider
7) Ladybird Mimic Spider
The Mirror Spider has an abdomen of reflective panels that glitter like a disco ball, or the various colors of Ladybird Mimic Spiders that are almost indistinguishable from the insects they are camouflaged to look like. There’s also the more frightening Bird Dung Spider that looks like no known living creature. The Net-Casting Ogre-Face Spider definitely deserves his name, but he looks like he’s knitting. How dangerous can a spider that knits be?
Mirror Spiders. Why didn’t I make them up?
OOOH. Hailey. More spiders for you.
Jean and I made this happen.
Jean and I made this happen.
