2024 Resolutions, Reflections & Reading

Happy New Year everyone!

  This is my third month on World Anvil! Thank you to everyone who followed me or liked my articles and generally made me feel welcome!   This year, I would like to get involved in the community so it is great to start the year with a reading/ commenting challenge. I have liked some articles and followed a few worlds but I haven't commented much or even replied to the comments on my articles. I hope to change that going forwards.  

Reading Challenge

 

TJ Trewin's Immersive World Introduction

This article is on several people's reading lists and with good reason. It guides the reader through a fairground, introducing them to the locations, characters and magic of the world. I'm not usually a fan of things written in the second person, but here it works to create a wonderfully cosy and welcoming vibe.   The world, JOY, is filled with many wonders and mysteries that I'm looking forward to reading more of throughout the year. Also, the stamps collection journal is awesome! Such a fun and imaginitive idea.   The article made me reflect on my own Introduction which is currently very prose-like and possibly more of a prologue than a world introduction. Perhaps this year I will make a more worldbuilding/ adventure-y one.  

Elspeth's Macran Ethnicity

There are so many articles that I like in Vellikka and enjoy watching this world develop. This is a great article that manages to pack a variety of detailed information including their history, traditions, food and organisation into quite a short, easy-to-read article.   I've been struggling with which article template to use for my main community (and currently have an ethnicity, a species and an organization template for them!). Elspeth's article helped me get a better understanding of the differences between the templates and how they connect together.  

Melissa's Escapist Fantasy Starship

  The Escapists Fantasy is a family sized starship filled with cool technologies like a super computer and a garden. The article cleverly weaves drama and a beautifully sad story into the article without losing focus on the vehicle.   I take a lot of inspiration from The Dragonstar Sagas world. It is a well connected collection of articles supporting a novel. I also adore the midjourney images on each page, they make me want to spend more time on images for my world.  

Blue Fairy 74's Goblins

  Speaking of beautiful worlds 'E L A Q I T A N' is filled with stunning images and beautiful page lay outs. I also really like how the world has different colour themes for each section.   This article is a lovely take on goblins which I haven't seen before. It encourages me to not be afraid of presenting a different take on well known fantasy creatures. This is something that I hope to take forward into my fantasy world (when I get aroung to writing it).  

Morgan Biscup's Magic and Technology

This is a comprehensive overview of the different types of magic in the world. The article introduces many different types of magic and their impact on societies, history and the world itself. The short text sections with links to other articles gives enough information to spark curiousity, without being overwhelming. It is something that I would like to strive towards for my new world.  

Lilliana Casper's Overview of Magic

This article is another magic overview but this one is presented in the form of a lecture about magic, including a slideshow. This is a really interesting way to present the magic system. The slideshow provides excellent visual summaries for how the magic system works.  

Chase's Primer Adventure

This is the first article in a choose your own adventure style introduction to the world. The images are stunningly beautiful and everything is well linked, making this a truly immersive adventure. I'm looking forward to seeing how this world develops.  

Mochi's Forever Storm

A semi-sentient storm cloud is such a cool concept. There is also a 'survival tips' section which is a nice touch that I might think about for my Storm Cloud.  

Tillerz' Bridgeport Shops

This article is for a fantastical shop filled with many wares and secrets. I especially like the mystery and drama that including items that aren't sold openly adds. All of Tillerz' building articles I've read whilst exploring Bridgeport have been fantastic. I like the short descriptions of key items, events and mysteries that relate to the place. It adds so much depth to the world without overloading information.  

Lia Felis' Reading Challenge

I've been browsing other people's New Years' Resolutions for recommendations and I was so excited to see one of my articles recommended here! I'm new to worldbuilding and this reading challenge has been hard because its shown me how much there is to learn. Seeing this review was a great confidence boost and a fitting way to round off my reading challenge. Thank you!