Subtle Worldbuilding through Nursery Rhymes: Allison Pang’s IronHeart Chronicle
In Allison Pang’s IronHeart chronicles, each chapter begins with a short rhyming couplet that sounds like a chat children would use when skipping rope. The eerie, slightly sinister rhymes are one of Outland’s favorite details for the IronHeart books, so we asked her to share a little bit about where that concept came from, and how it evolved over the series.
“Memories for Matilda” Brings New Depths to an Already Great Story
We worked with The Wolf’s Name author Raelyn Teague to develop additional rich content in the form of a fictional journal written by the sister of the main character found by her ancestor.
Worldsmiths with IronHeart Chronicles Creator Allison Pang
Now that Magpie’s Song: IronHeart Chronicles Book One is out in a new Outland edition (released Feb 2022), we sat down to chat with Allison about how the story came to be, and where the publishing journey took her.
Worldbuilders- A Discussion About Setting in RPGs
There are basically two ways to approach introducing a setting in a role-playing game: implicit and explicit. The explicit setting is what you are probably most familiar with, but the implicit setting still has its fans among gamers and designers. So, what’s the difference? Read more to find out.
Professional Practice: Comic Art Should Do More Than Look Good
Art in comics has to do more than just look good.
Simulacra Art Book on Kickstarter!
Simulacra collects 31 illustrations completed over the month of March, 2021. The final book will be a 66 page, 8″x8″ hard or softcover book with a full color cover and greyscale interior images. We’re also offering some limited prints as well!
Backing into a World: Shannon Page on Worldbuilding in the Nightcraft Quartet
Shannon Page discusses how she created the world of the Nighcraft Quartet, and how each step of the process led further down the rabbit hole of how her witchy world works.
Steve Firchow’s Cover Reveal of Papa Lucy and The Boneman
Check out the cover process for Jason Fischers’s Papa Lucy & The Boneman! Steve Firchow, the cover artist, talks about how he approached illustrating the cover!
The Black Yonnix Cover
Artist Chris Yarbrough discusses the production of The Black Yonnix cover!
