Recent content by SinghSong

Does it have to be an actual conventionally-published YA Fantasy novel? Because at that sort of length, and with the sort of ruthless pruning which you say that you've done already, it sounds like you might be better off exploring the possibilities of a couple of alternative formats. For...

Also, another thing worth bearing in mind is that 'mechanized carriages' (of a sort) were around in the 1850's even IRL. Look up the case of Kirkpatrick MacMillan, in Glasgow in the late 1830's-early 1840's: It isn't too hard to imagine a more entrepreneurial and business-minded individual...

Yeah sorry, my bad. Just wanted to get it out there, and wound up with a fair few stray branches of thought which didn't get trimmed. Not planning on watering it down or moderating it too much- there are still going to be a fair bunch of cultural aspects I'm planning to incorporate in the...

Not so much the 'proper way', as the way that it worked in this setting to facilitate the establishment of a pluralistic, relatively egalitarian and libertarian federal parliamentarian state in a Cultivation World, and the fairly rapid and effective expansion of its power, in spite of only being...

I've been doing a bunch of independent historical research into my heritage from my dad's side of the family, about the Sikh Misls, Sikh Confederacy, Sikh Empire and cis-Sutlej kingdoms/ 'princely states' from the early 1700's to mid 1800's. Initially, this was primarily for the purpose of...

1. You could extend it to plenty of other things as well, you know, which'd have far greater implications for dwarven society. For instance, did you know that plant roots are effectively their brains, which host neuron-like activity...

I get that; wouldn't have thought of adding him if the random generator hadn't tossed his name up as one of those who'd be capable of cultivation in this universe. But figured that, since it had added his name to the list, he'd definitely make for prime antagonist/villain material... One of...

1st thought- Indeed, they will. In several cases (like the aforementioned PRC, and a fair few other more authoritarian regimes) they already have developed effective means to counter it, by the time when the first arc of the story starts (in 2001). But countering a process like cultivation...

Just under 1 in 14, or 7%, of the general population, possess the hypothetical capacity to unlock their meridians, and utilize Qi (correlating with those who possess 9-dimensional fractal brainwaves, as opposed to the 5-8 dimensional fractal brainwaves of all other cognitive lifeforms, though...

The world-building for this AH Wuxia story's heavily inspired by the real-life story of the Qigong Boom, along with the establishments of Falun Gong and Zhong Gong by their respective founders, Li Hongzhi and Zhang Hongbao, and some (but not all) of the claims which are still being made by both...

You have to wonder, how would religion factor into the world-building of a setting like this? Especially in places like India, Arabia and Persia, as well as Africa and South East Asia, where the cultural perceptions of 'magic' and religion can be so intertwined. For instance, is there any doubt...

(Removed discussion of political topics --Ankari) but yeah, I agree that the concept of eating infant hearts at satanic rituals is ancient enough and a popular enough belief not to require too much suspension of disbelief- that's a near-identical mechanic to how magical empowerment/reproduction...

You could go with the in-universe explanation of the extra-dimensional creatures naming the organization, and call it literally anything you wanted, with whatever acronym you wanted to use if you were set upon doing so. Why should English be universal, or even be the default language used by...

How about other more convenient, sustainable and reliable methods of absorbing mana from other people in this manner? If mana's present in this metaphysical circulatory system in the human body, with the human heart pumping mana through all corners of the body in the same way it pumps blood...

Because if the God Him(/Her)self is "The God of Control and Dominance", then how else could they be worshipped other than through the followers/worshippers surrendering control, and accepting the God's absolute dominion over themselves? What less would a "God of Control and Dominance" expect and...