Welcome to Mythopoeia Lore!

 Lies breathed through silver

- C. S. Lewis to J. R. R. Tolkein about myths

For a long time, I thought I was a writer. Correction - I thought I was an author. The muses sang to me. I'd create stories in my head, and worlds in which they played out. They were amazing! And since I wrote well, it seemed like destiny. And yet... I could never finish a story. Short stories were too short for my long-winded way, and I always ran out of steam before I finished a novel. I have hundreds of half-written, dead stories. Which, of course, is not that rare for any author.

I don't quite remember when it happened. It was sometime over the  past few months. Maybe it was while I was working on the Sci-Fi universe I've been creating for several years now for a future video game. Maybe it was as I played Enderal, and reveled at the in-depth world created for a Skyrim mod. Maybe it was as I played Monster Super League, reading the bios of the cute monsters and realising that, coupled with conversation snippets and story dialogue, that this phone game has surprisingly interesting lore that most people don't notice.

At some point, I realised that this is what I never got tired of. The world building. The lore. When I played DnD, I always had a long and detailed backstory. Really, any tabletop game. I would research my character. Anyone telling me to make a character for a game did not realise that I may spend 24 hours straight (has happened more than once) researching different regions, their history, what the people look and talk like, their beliefs, their gods, and so on. I'd also do research from outside of the game book, using real world examples. To effectively write a canon for my character.

When it came to fanfiction, I hate using characters involved in the media. I always created my own characters, who had their own story in that world. Perhaps my 'fanfiction' falls into the realm of derivative works. Or self-role play, if that's even a thing. And again on role playing - every role-playing game that I have, even if the character was meant to be generic, I gave them an in-depth backstory tying them to the world. I've spent hours in Minecraft building fantasy-inspired cities in clouds (well, mad out of wool or snow, but amongst the clouds), in trees, and underwater. Not that unusual, but with the specific intent of bringing in villagers, thus creating a world, not simply a decorative piece. Then, I'd bring friends to role play, or make machinima. My love for machinima is yet another example of my love for lore. Of course, it's about making a story, but a story that creates and uses lore has always been my favorite kind.

I could go on and on about different ways I love lore, and I've probably already rambled on a bit too much. I still feel that I have yet to express completely my feelings, but the show must move on. My point is that creating worlds, creating myths and backstories, and all of the hours of research that comes with doing that well are all things that I am passionate about. And so, this blog.

I want to use this space to share what I do, how I do it, and share what I create with others. Not only that, but I want to create world for others. I want my readers to use my worlds and play with them. Homebrew games, role plays, writing contests, challenges, public domain stories and practice are all examples of what readers are free to do with my content. I also want to be able to create worlds that people can buy for their stories, games, movies, and so on. I say buy, because I like what money can do for me, but I also have no problem with giving over the rights to a world and its lore in contests, or to readers who can show that they'd make good use of them. If you ask me to make a world for you, based on a theme, just ask. Life is not about money. To me, it's about enjoying your existence. I would be happy to spend hours creating a world for someone else, and see the amazing things they do with it.

But if you want to pay me to create a world, language or myth, that is definitely fine. You can't eat words.

Anyways, please comment! I will do my best to respond back. I also hope to host, review or post about others' works, be they stories with great lore, world builds or crafted languages. I may also post about my influences, like Tolkein, Marc Okrand, Brandon Sanderson, etc.