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falden s forge substack home the samyuzot short stories history fantasy on fantasy narrative commentaries on writing table of contents archive about home the samyuzot short stories history fantasy on fantasy narrative commentaries on writing table of contents archive about subscribe sign in start here a tour around falden s forge aug 24 2024 eric falden 24 2 the samyuzot table of contents an adventure fantasy serial by eric falden apr 24 2025 eric falden 10 2 5 coming up for air falden s forge updates for paid subscribers jul 8 eric falden 6 3 most popular view all the failure of frodo baggins mar 25 2025 eric falden 541 87 127 the most important narrative tool no one told you about mar 6 2024 eric falden 360 78 74 denethor lord of doom scrolling mar 26 eric falden 292 37 89 what did kings actually do all day jun 17 2025 eric falden 210 40 43 what were castles actually for jul 29 2025 eric falden 201 49 36 the heart of fantasy according to tolkien oct 1 2024 eric falden 159 27 50 exclusive short stories view all the bull and the boar a hunter finds his own name carved in a tree mar 1 eric falden 38 9 8 gautin s errand short story a child walks barefoot into a fog shrouded field at dawn feb 3 eric falden 44 18 11 the codex of duncleary a guard tries to do his duty oct 28 2025 eric falden 7 2 3 stoneheart two riders meet at a border stone to settle a forgotten oath aug 19 2025 eric falden 12 5 5 the river bears gold a forgemasters story jul 22 2025 eric falden 5 2 3 exploring history fantasy view all how to break a castle castles and fantasy part 2 sieges aug 12 2025 eric falden 90 23 17 what were castles actually for castles and fantasy part 1 purpose jul 29 2025 eric falden 201 49 36 what did kings actually do all day it s not politics it s personal jun 17 2025 eric falden 210 40 43 recommendations dunmore dispatch ian dunmore clarke s corner b a clarke falden s forge where i hammer out my stories join this ragtag fellowship to explore the intersection of history narrative and the fantasy genre adventure awaits subscribe commentaries view all denethor lord of doom scrolling what tolkien can teach us about social media information paralysis and the erosion of hope mar 26 eric falden 292 37 89 1 36 22 talking a canticle for leibowitz with scoot a difficult novel but a fun livestream feb 13 eric falden and scoot 24 1 4 tolkien s errors and their lessons what the hobbit teaches us about worldbuilding setting and fantasy oct 14 2025 eric falden 131 31 29 a conversation with hilary layne the mind behind the second story and the blue prince on fantasy formula history and creativity sep 23 2025 eric falden and hilary layne 73 16 16 essays on fantasy narrative view all 48 02 place setting inspiration the fantastical a 2x2 interview with sally reid of talebones apr 22 eric falden 38 11 2 tolkien s errors and their lessons what the hobbit teaches us about worldbuilding setting and fantasy oct 14 2025 eric falden 131 31 29 a conversation with hilary layne the mind behind the second story and the blue prince on fantasy formula history and creativity sep 23 2025 eric falden and hilary layne 73 16 16 magic says more than you think why magic should explain stories magic systems part 3 of 3 apr 22 2025 eric falden and ian dunmore 63 27 21 in defense of soft magic systems why stories should not explain magic magic systems part 2 of 3 apr 15 2025 eric falden and ian dunmore 104 31 27 in defense of hard magic systems why stories should explain magic magic systems part 1 of 3 apr 8 2025 eric falden and ian dunmore 93 41 27 is tolkien old fashioned what happens when substackers dissect on fairy stories pt 5 on tolkien s esaay highlights from the community oct 30 2024 eric falden and clifford stumme 35 6 9 embracing reality by escaping to faërie pt 3 on tolkien s on fairy stories with clifford stumme escapism technology and endorsing reality oct 15 2024 eric falden 53 20 25 the heart of fantasy according to tolkien pt 1 on tolkien s on fairy stories with clifford stumme exploring faërie fantasy and myth oct 1 2024 eric falden 159 27 50 why hard soft magic systems matter what most people get wrong it s not actually about worldbuilding jul 23 2024 eric falden 150 36 41 how to classify fantasy subgenres and why its important to get it right jul 12 2024 eric falden 71 42 24 how real should fantasy be using history to build realistically unreal worlds may 31 2024 eric falden 103 19 36 join my ragtag adventuring band sign up to get everything free subscribe 2026 eric falden privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts