Naelin's Worldember 2021 Pledge

The Month of Burning is coming

Winter Teal'Jin by Naelin

"Already we can see the rustling of the leaves where the Winter Teal'Jin is walking.
He will bring us fresh air to cool us down from the labour and the coals of the forge and the oven.
Let's prepare for work. The Month of Burning is coming."

— A Thaurian citizen

Wild things happened, huh?

Quite a year, this one.
Sometimes the creative waterfall ran dry, sometimes life slapped me in the face.
But I had two constants: Amazing anvilite friends at my side, and an amazing anvilite partner in my heart.
WorldEmber holds an important meaning for me, so it is sweet to see it coming again.
I hope there are many more to come.

Trelis by Naelin

Reflecting on the past

So what are the plans?

Symbols of Power:

Covering the bases

It's been a while since I've arrived here, yet a lot of the most important articles to comprehend my world(s) are either yet to be written, or old, rusty, boring block-of-text articles in Spanish.
During October I have been focusing on rewriting these old ones, and I want to spend WE placing the missing structural blocks.

Tierras Mágicas:

Also covering the bases

During last Summer Camp, I started working on a (new?) old world of my childhood's toy universe. But since SC is prompt-based, it ended up also lacking most of the basic stuff, such as the ever-present Sebastián.
Time to pay homage to the important ones.

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Fun with Spreadsheets

I used last year's method for calculating writing speed by finding the average words per minute based on three timed sprints.
Thanks to 's Worldbuilding Planner I was able to skip the boring maths as it is automatically telling me my daily goal and estimated time.
I then made a list of stuff to do before WE (pictures to make, CSS to fix, etc) and of articles to write during it, and a list of pending articles, all set on another tab ot this sheet.
Feel free to have a look at my tracker here.

"I've lost my keys and the only way to find them is if you FINISH THE THING"

— Timepool

The Author by Naelin & TJ

"I, Master of Skulls Naelin, pledge to do my best to write 25000 words during December 2021, while caring for my mental health. I pledge to prepare for it organising my time, assets and to-do lists. I pledge to make it enjoyable.

— The author"

World Primers

Prompts Galore

As per WE's homework prep #2 (Which you can find here) I have selected 10 prompts from various sources to work on during WorldEmber. Here are the prompts and the ideas I have prepared for them (You can also find them in the Prompt Log section of my tracker!)

Prompt 24: Dark

Source: WorldAnvil's Spooktober 2021
Idea: I will be writing about The Underground Roads, a secret network of tunnels under the City of Birdland

Prompt 12: Rot

Source: WorldAnvil's Spooktober 2021
Idea: Chariot, a thaurian whose entire skin was affected by Rust

Chariot by Naelin

#29: Write about a restaurant in your world that is well known for a bizarre menu

Source: TJ's 400 Worldbuilding Prompts
Idea: The Bakery of the Raising Son for Shakiraverse

Describe a famous criminal organization and the unlawful acts they commit.

Source: WorldAnvil's official prompts
Idea: I will be writing about the animal smuggler pirates from Tierras Mágicas

Write about a ship that is used for leisure purposes.

Source: WorldAnvil's official prompts
Idea: The (unnamed) ship from Tierras Mágicas

Never Stops Sinking by Naelin

Describe a weird animal in your world.

Source: WorldAnvil's official prompts
Idea: The Fern-eating sauropod, for Tierras Mágicas

Describe the most dangerous apex predator in your world.

Source: WorldAnvil's Official Prompts
Idea: Gliding Rays for Tierras Mágicas

What's your world's largest ocean, and what lurks in it depths?

Source: WorldAnvil's official prompts
Idea: The Ocean for Tierras Mágicas

Describe a traditional celebration for the summer solstice

Source: WorldAnvil's official prompts
Idea: The Month of Burning

by Phil Cruz

Write about a huge building in your world. Who built it and why?

Source: WorldAnvil's official prompts
Idea: The Castle of Canterbury for Tierras Mágicas

Articles Created for WorldEmber 2021