#ceriashward — Public Fediverse posts

Hobbies outside of Writing?

Why yes, I have some of those. In fact, one of them is gaming. Tabletop RPGs, board games, video games, trading card games. You name it, I've probably at least dabbled. I mean, I used to collect Baseball, Football (why? I don't even like the sport!), Basketball (same as Football), and Hockey cards. Plus I inherited some weird collections (Desert Storm and some weird 80s/90s music ones). But of all the games I love to play, it's Pokemon that holds my heart the most. And I'm a big fan of the […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/hobbies-outside-of-writing/

I’ve started the Herbarium

My world is expanding, and with that expansion I need to focus for a week on native flora. Plants that would fit in explicitly in this fantasy world, but would have an analog to plants known on our own Earth, Terra (as I prefer Terra over Tellus). While designing these native plants, I may also have to create some more fauna to balance them out. For example; while creating more in-depth information on the "dawnberry" bush, I may have needed to find pollinators for the flowers. So... I […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/ive-started-the-herbarium/

Building a Bestiary

So far, one of the world building tasks I've been focusing on is building out the more fantastical and magical creatures that my cast of characters will encounter. I'm focusing on the felines first, then canids, avians, and so on and so forth. While the world my characters will inhabit does share some of our own real animals, some need just that little bit of ｡* ✨ 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝒸𝑒 ✨ *｡. So far I have three planned felines, three planned canines, and two avians. That doesn't mean […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/building-a-bestiary/

Building a Bestiary

So far, one of the world building tasks I've been focusing on is building out the more fantastical and magical creatures that my cast of characters will encounter. I'm focusing on the felines first, then canids, avians, and so on and so forth. While the world my characters will inhabit does share some of our own real animals, some need just that little bit of ｡* ✨ 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝒸𝑒 ✨ *｡. So far I have three planned felines, three planned canines, and two avians. That doesn't mean […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/building-a-bestiary/

Building a Bestiary

So far, one of the world building tasks I've been focusing on is building out the more fantastical and magical creatures that my cast of characters will encounter. I'm focusing on the felines first, then canids, avians, and so on and so forth. While the world my characters will inhabit does share some of our own real animals, some need just that little bit of ｡* ✨ 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝒸𝑒 ✨ *｡. So far I have three planned felines, three planned canines, and two avians. That doesn't mean […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/building-a-bestiary/

Building a Bestiary

So far, one of the world building tasks I've been focusing on is building out the more fantastical and magical creatures that my cast of characters will encounter. I'm focusing on the felines first, then canids, avians, and so on and so forth. While the world my characters will inhabit does share some of our own real animals, some need just that little bit of ｡* ✨ 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝒸𝑒 ✨ *｡. So far I have three planned felines, three planned canines, and two avians. That doesn't mean […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/building-a-bestiary/

Building a Bestiary

So far, one of the world building tasks I've been focusing on is building out the more fantastical and magical creatures that my cast of characters will encounter. I'm focusing on the felines first, then canids, avians, and so on and so forth. While the world my characters will inhabit does share some of our own real animals, some need just that little bit of ｡* ✨ 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝒸𝑒 ✨ *｡. So far I have three planned felines, three planned canines, and two avians. That doesn't mean […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/building-a-bestiary/