Author Archives: marcherwitch

About marcherwitch

I like books with happy endings. I like books where the couple doesn't get broken up by one of them getting killed off. I intend to write more of these books.

My pinkheart articles for February

  Hullo! I have been truly awful at keeping this updated, and I apologise for that! Here are links to the two articles I have on Pink Heart this month. I wrote a piece as part of the Valentine’s Day … Continue reading

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From the World Up – Genesis of Religions

In this episode I talk about how some of the major religions of our world got started in order to help you build your own world’s religions. Warning: western goggles, some anti-monotheistic sentiment, and omg, hardly any detail because I wanted to keep the length under 30 minutes. Continue reading

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From the World Up – The Evil Empire

  Hello, darlings!   This fortnight’s episode is on the subject of The Evil Empire. Shudderingly real again these days, isn’t it, between Russia and the US? But no fear, I focus on the medieval and ancient in my explorations … Continue reading

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From the World Up – Welcome to [Village]

  Phew! The last two weeks FLEW BY! i had to check my calendar because I was sure I couldn’t be due another podcast yet! Thank you so much for your interest, it means a lot to know I am … Continue reading

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From the World Up – Teaching Magic

  Hello, darlings!   A day early, but I’m off to meet with a darling friend tomorrow! This fortnight’s episode is about Magic Schools, Mage Colleges, and Teaching Magic. Using my own experience in private education (don’t hate me… RAF … Continue reading

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From the World Up – Episode 3 – Prostitution

Hullo! New episode of my world-building podcast, this time about Prostitution.     https://anchor.fm/fromtheworldup/embed/episodes/From-the-World-Up—Prostitution-e1k37k

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From the World Up – Deserts

Link to podcast on Anchor   In this episode I focus on deserts and desert cultures, hopefully helping you out with your world-building along the way!

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From the World Up – Episode 1 – Slavery

Link to episode on Anchor Here is episode 1 of my new podcast, From the World Up. It’s a world-building podcast, and this episode is meant to help you consider ways to work slavery into a sustainable model for your … Continue reading

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From the World Up

Hullo! I have started a new podcast with hideously amateurish equipment and attitudes, to talk about world-building. I want to use my vast array of otherwise useless knowledge about the medieval era to help other people with world-building in a … Continue reading

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#Alpha or #Asshole

Love ’em (we do!) or hate ’em, we can all agree the alpha male is a huge part of romantic fiction. @marcherwitch talks about the right and wrong ways to portray an alpha hero, defining them as either an #Alpha … Continue reading

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