My Storytelling Mind

"Lost, little girl?" he muttered after she stumbled into the clearing. She hadn't seen him a moment ago but he was all too real now, watching her with dark eyes and keen interest. "I didn't see you," she started as he stepped forward. "Are you lost?" he asked again to which she could only nod. He placed his hand on the side of her face, causing her to flinch; she felt her head slam to the side. And she hit the ground, soft grass on the edge of the wood, again alone but no longer lost. Find this pin on Pinterest !

Puppies, kittens, and bunnies are all motivating in their own way, with cuddles and soft fur, but let me just propose this: dragons. Dragons are one of the more popular mythological creatures, it's true, yet we don't always appreciate their inspirational and motivational magic. searching for source... Take the above draconic artwork, for example. The dragon is large, dark, mysterious, ominous, perhaps even threatening. But consider this: a dragon leaving its cave in the morning, full of sleepiness and yawns. It trudges about the small clearing outside its cave, yawns and sits for a moment, and then trudges back to the cave and back to bed. Monday mornings are hard, even for dragons. (c) TSRodriguez, DeviantArt The copper dragon above, whose hoard is clearly the most wonderful books, looks somewhat ferocious, malevolent, or at least growly. However, it's entirely possible that this dragon woke up early, hasn't had his coffee yet, and realized that hi...

As sort of a combination prompt and Friday Writing Exercise, today's Daily Writing Blurb actually comes with multiple prompts. A deep part of world building is the culture and history of a civilization. A big part of civilization is the mythology (whether it's believed to be truth or legend is up to you). Write a myth to explain: ... why the sun rises and sets. ... why leaves change color. ... why the sky is blue. ... why we are born and why we die. ... why the grass is green. ... where human beings come from. ... why birds fly and fish swim. ... thunder. ... lightning. ... why tsunami happen. ... why it snows. ... why flowers lose their leaves. ... why snakes have no legs. ... where we go when we die. ... why volcanoes erupt. ... why the moon changes shape. ... how bees got their stings. ... why droughts happen. ... why people are different colours. ... the tides. Find this blurb on Pinterest !

In addition to several fictional works, I'm also working on a mass fantastic reference of mythological beings. I have Excel sheets, Word lists, and several combined notebooks just for this pet project, working to document as many creatures, and variations of those creatures, I can. It's fascinating and eye-opening work that provides all of these mythological entities not drained dry by mainstream media (poor werewolves and vampires, they've been through a lot). Mermaids have been through a lot, too. Today, I'm jumpstarting the actual deep research required for this project; I have the names, I have the mythologies, I have the geographical locations, but I don't yet have the myths or the facts or the images. Starting alphabetically (because Excel is fabulous), I started with the Adaro from the Solomon Islands , near Australia.  Solomon Islands Adaro Sculpture (c) JCC Jewelry The Adaro is a malevolent mer-person, often considered a sea spirit rising f...