Welcome to the first issue of The Plotstains Perspective. What makes a good first chapter? What defines a good relationship between editor and author? What’s the deal with the Wolfpack? These are a few of the things I’d like to discuss in this issue, where we will talk about Shadows Rise: Heart of the Forest … More The Plotstains Perspective: 2.01
Hey, guys! Blackbird here. I hope you had a great December 25th regardless of what you celebrate. I wanted to post some Holiday wishes on the date itself, but I was up late with family on the 24th. That and not only have I come down sick yesterday, but the heat is just intense here … More Author’s Notes 12/26/2019
Hey-o, Blackbird here. I’m the main writer for Shadows Rise (Plotstains is being my dedicated editor; bless him, and will be contributing as a writer at some points later on as well). I decided that now and again I’m gonna write some updates here as myself in between chapters. Just to give my thoughts on … More Author’s Notes 07/08/19
We’ve been debating updates and Author’s Notes here from time to time so the blog isn’t so inactive in between chapters. Other than updates, we’re not sure what those posts will be moving forward, but we felt this was a fitting start. We’ve heard it a few times now that reading web serials isn’t as … More A Note To Readers
Shadows Rise begins tomorrow. Are you excited? We’re sure as heck excited. We’ve been working so hard for so long on all of this. And it’s a really huge achievement for us just to have one chapter officially published somewhere. Every chapter is like its own achievement really. And to illustrate that feeling, today we’d like … More 10 (Behind The Scenes) Facts About Valcrest
Here we are with our daily facts about Valcrest! Only two more days to go. And twenty more facts to go. If you missed the first thirty facts you can find them here, here, aaand here. So let’s talk a little bit about Blackpond and Newhaven today, shall we? 1) There’s an age difference From … More Yet Another 10 Facts About Valcrest
We’re gonna run out of titles for these posts by tomorrow, aren’t we? Oh, well… If you missed the first two posts you can find them here and here. 1) The Valcrest pantheon consists of 16 Gods Mother, Father, and their 7 pairs of Twins are the Gods that make up Valcrest’s mythology. However, only the … More Another 10 Facts About Valcrest
Four days until Shadows Rise begins! Here’s 10 more spoiler-free facts about Valcrest. And if you missed yesterday’s post, you can click here. 1) Valcrest has been isolated for a long time Despite residing in the center of the continent, Valcrest’s relationship with its neighboring countries is virtually inexistent. From the inner conflicts plaguing it … More 10 More Facts About Valcrest
Shadows Rise begins in less than a week. And since we are so excited we’ve been counting down the days, we thought it would be interesting to post some random spoiler-free facts about Valcrest. There’s a lot of ground to cover in five days, so lets get started. 1) The Sun sets in the South … More 10 Facts About Valcrest
Hey, guys! Blackbird, here. This is kind of a fourth-wall break of sorts; posting on this blog with my account, but I’m the one mostly behind Shadows Rise and I wanted to make this a more personal announcement. The first Arc of the story, called Uprise, will begin on May 1st, as the countdown to … More How Things Will Go Down
Written In Shadows 