Announcing the "Story Behind the Storm" Article Series
...getting a lot more in-depth with the making of the "Barbarians of the Storm" saga
I’ve been thinking of ways to get more in-depth in regards to the creation of the Barbarians of the Storm universe. With five books released and a sixth in-development, I figured that there was now enough of a foundation to explore things more thoroughly and intimately.
So, I am not exactly sure what the first article in the series will be, but I do plan to explore the development of specific stories, characters, and other things. In fact, I am open for suggestions on what subjects people would want to see first.
As far as stories go, I want to lay out what the concept started as, how it ended up, and how some of these ideas have been in my head for years in various different forms that I never executed. I’d also like to talk about the subtle homages I’ve place in some of these tales. As well as what these stories mean for the characters within them.
In the articles about characters, I want to talk about their inspiration and how what was initially intended evolved into something richer and more genuine than simply mixing character tropes and basic traits. I also want to talk about what they mean to me, how I see them, and how I’d like for them to develop (without spoiling anything).
While this Substack was created to chronicle the process of creating the Barbarians of the Storm series, I also want to provide much deeper cuts for those who are fans of what I have created, thus far. I want to reward those who have invested in me with some super cool “bonus features” like you would get on a Criterion Collection Blu-ray.
You can expect the first in this series relatively soon. But again, I’m open to suggestions on which main book stories, short stories, characters, and other things you’d like explored more intimately first.