Oliver Arditi

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  • The Blackswords S1:E7 ‘Marching’

    The Blackswords S1:E7 ‘Marching’

    The Blackswords is a serial set in The Inner World, following the misadventures of the eponymous mercenary company. In Marching the company is on their way to a new engagement, when trouble finds them on the road. Read S1:E6 ‘Counting Coins’ here. Content warning: threat/peril, language Marching It was a fine day, with a breeze Read more

  • Everything that Worldcon taught me about indie authors that I didn’t know I needed to ask

    Everything that Worldcon taught me about indie authors that I didn’t know I needed to ask

    Well, so that was a Worldcon. Oof. I mean, it was wonderful. It was intense. It was people. It was information. It was magic. It was science. It was huge. It was joyful. It was exhausting. I haven’t quite put it into order in my head yet. Worldcon, if you don’t know, is the World Read more

  • The Blackswords S1:E6 ‘Counting Coins’

    The Blackswords S1:E6 ‘Counting Coins’

    The Blackswords is a serial set in The Inner World, following the misadventures of the eponymous mercenary company. In ‘Counting Coins’ the company is taking stock of their booty, when they discover an unexpected bonus item. Read S1:E5 ‘Prize Fighter’ here. Content warning: language Counting Coins Amudr knew that their time in Tua was coming Read more

  • My top 10 imaginary worlds, part 2

    My top 10 imaginary worlds, part 2

    Click here to read Part 1 Welcome to the second part of this article about my top 10 imaginary worlds. Imaginary worlds are very real to their enthusiasts. While I would never wish to question the reality of millions of French, Spanish, Italian or American people, or the inhabitants of any other country I’ve visited, Read more

  • The Blackswords S1:E5 ‘Prize Fighter’

    The Blackswords S1:E5 ‘Prize Fighter’

    The Blackswords is a serial set in The Inner World, following the misadventures of the eponymous mercenary company. In ‘Prize Fighter’ the company’s second-in-command is attempting to assess a new recruit, but his efforts are hampered by an impromptu wrestling match. Read S1:E4 ‘The Yellowbird’ here. Content warning: language Prize Fighter The dice were not Read more

  • My top 10 imaginary worlds, part 1

    My top 10 imaginary worlds, part 1

    This is a blog about writing, but it’s about the specific aspects of writing that I’m most interested in. Probably top of that list is worldbuilding. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I’m interested in worldbuilding first, and storytelling second—although I’d also suggest that you can’t do one of those well if Read more