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My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 15

  Continuing the #My30DayWorld challenge, we’re showing one of the mythical materials found in our world. The Legacy of Ash began as a role-playing setting for us, slowly evolving into fantasy fiction as the characters and cultures we created began to take on lives of their own. We hope you’ll follow us over the next few weeks as we … More My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 15

Safety in Numbers – My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 14

  Continuing the #My30DayWorld challenge, I’m gonna talk a bit about travelling the open road between cities. The Legacy of Ash began as a role-playing setting for us, slowly evolving into fantasy fiction as the characters and cultures we created began to take on lives of their own. We hope you’ll follow us over the next few weeks as … More Safety in Numbers – My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 14

Politics and Governments – My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 13

  Continuing the#My30DayWorld challenge, I’m gonna talk a bit about the politics on one of our continents. The Legacy of Ash began as a role-playing setting for us, slowly evolving into fantasy fiction as the characters and cultures we created began to take on lives of their own. We hope you’ll follow us over the next few weeks … More Politics and Governments – My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 13

Iconic Monsters – My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 12

  Continuing the#My30DayWorld challenge, Æsc reveals his demonic creation, the qas. The Legacy of Ash began as a role-playing setting for us, slowly evolving into fantasy fiction as the characters and cultures we created began to take on lives of their own. We hope you’ll follow us over the next few weeks as we reveal a little more … More Iconic Monsters – My 30 Day World Challenge – Day 12

My 30 Day World Challenge – Days 10 & 11

Continuing our #My30DayWorld challenge, Æsc and I talk about good and evil factions within the Legacy of Ash.     The Legacy of Ash began as a roleplaying setting for us, slowly evolving into fantasy fiction as the characters and cultures we created began to take on lives of their own. We hope you’ll follow us over the … More My 30 Day World Challenge – Days 10 & 11

My 30 Day World Challenge – Days 6 to 9

Continuing our #My30DayWorld challenge, Æsc and I talk about magic, adventurers, and the cosmology of the Legacy of Ash. The Legacy of Ash began as a roleplaying setting for us, slowly evolving into fantasy fiction as the characters and cultures we created began to take on lives of their own. We hope you’ll follow us over the … More My 30 Day World Challenge – Days 6 to 9

My 30 Day World Challenge – Days 1 to 5

As many of you may know, before it became the backdrop for fantasy fiction, the Legacy of Ash world began as a D&D roleplaying setting. We thought it would be in keeping with our roots to take part in the brilliant Absolute Tabletop #My30DayWorld challenge. We hope you’ll follow us over the next month as we reveal … More My 30 Day World Challenge – Days 1 to 5

Kindle, Exclusivity, and Branching Out

I self-published my first 2 short stories over 3 years ago. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I knew I needed to do something. I had 2 short stories that I liked, that I really liked, and couldn’t move on until I had done something with them. I had written other stories … More Kindle, Exclusivity, and Branching Out

Review: ‘The Grey Bastards’ by Jonathan French

Live in the saddle. Die on the hog. High action, vulgar humour, and sexy half-orcs. That’s right, this book is funny and sexy. And, well… it actually makes slimes and gelatinous cubes cool too. Described as the fantasy version of ‘Sons of Anarchy’, ‘The Grey Bastards’ is the tale of Jackal (Jack) as a young … More Review: ‘The Grey Bastards’ by Jonathan French

Tyrant – The City of Masks

As we unravel the world of Calus Rukan for you, I thought I’d share a little bit about one of Mirias Deil’s cities and its people. I’ve given the first looks at the city of Tyrant in my novella ‘Grim Drifts of Sand & Fate‘ and in the short story ‘The Sullen Feather‘, but there … More Tyrant – The City of Masks