Tag: theme

I’m Incapabable of Envisioning the Future

I know it’s a strange thing to say coming from someone who prides himself for his imagination, but to speculate how technology will evolve over time is an impossibility, at least, in any original way. There’s going to be more sophisticated robots, for sure; there’s going to be holodecks, i.e. Star Trek – but those aren’t my ideas.

I don’t even think I can write a science-fantasy because the limitation in imagining something that seems plausible and would make sense. I’d rather imagine implausible things that make sense, if that makes sense?

What I mean is: it is implausible in our reality but makes sense in the one I created.

Post-apocalyptic worlds is a different matter, because they use technology that has already been, at least, they would be in my stories…

I came to this realisation after finishing the draft for my novel, which was going to be a sci-fi. But, the tech I envisioned was so outlandish that it might as well be magic. You know, something that doesn’t seem like tech but does things nobody understands.

Luckily, the transition between sci-fi and fantasy will be easy because of this. I’ll just have to revamp the backstory a bit to make it more appropriate for the theme.

Anyway, this is what I’ve been up to and I just figured I’d share my process.

 

Oh, also, I hope you have a great New Years and may you have a wonderful 2018!

by Stamphers

Buying a WordPress Theme

I was hesitant at first, buying something so unnecessary.

I mean, it is the content that is important, right?

Sure is!

But how do you make people read you content?

With a crappy ass website you cobbled together with some free assets?

WRONG!

The First impression is (unfortunately) everything, and I have to admit, it feels fantastic even though I spent 70 Euro on something like this. It feels professional. And if it feels professional to me, it feels professional to the readers.

But, what took me so long before I invested in my site, you migth ask?

Simple, I couldn’t decide what the site was going to be about.

Me or my stories?

Every author has an author’s site after all, why shouldn’t I?

But in the end, nobody cares about the creator, only the product. At least, not until they have created something that is already popular.

So my name is not going to be my brand, but my fantasy universe, “Book of Legacy”

Book of Legacy has grown to be quite large over the year, to the point where I could probably make several books, novelettes and short stories from the concept. Which is exactly what I intend to do.

This site will be about the stories from this fantasy universe. And while it will also act as an author’s site, as well, it will only be secondary; mostly involving flash fiction, poetry and writing tips whenever inspiration strikes me.

In conclusion: Yes, you should invest in a proper theme, but only when you have decided exactly what you want from your site.

Not before.

by Stamphers