A bit of a transitional scene this week, but there’s some interesting things going on. Let’s unpack. “The War Effort” I wrote last week about the Penny Gnomes not being overly fond of the wider world. The truth is, many Gnomes are beginning to call for a Gnomexit 1 from The Realm. They see their…

This week’s scene was a bit darker than what we’ve encountered previously in Penny Gnomes, but for some good reasons 1. Let’s unpack. Officer Gibbles Gibbles is one gnome with serious issues. As he said, he fought two tours of duty fighting off the Copyright Horde around Boarsblemish. During his second tour he was wounded…

“You Can’t Fight City Hall” is the first new scene written for *In the Land of the Penny Gnomes” in nearly four years. I can’t say I wasn’t a bit nervous about getting back into the voices of these characters, but going over my previous material the past several months has really helped. I had…

This scene marks the end of my pre-existing material for In The Land of the Penny Gnomes. From here on out, we’re sailing into barely charted waters. Some big things are revealed in this passage, let’s unpack. The Down Side Every government contract has a down side. In Nobody’s case, that down side was the…

“Fading Memory” offers so much in terms of world building and character development. Let’s unpack. Dangerous Lawyers The Copyright Hoard is, indeed, dangerous. Boarsblemish barely survived the initial seige, and their defenses were the only obstacle in the way of the Hoard completely overwhelming The Realm. Had it fallen, only the territories inhabited by the…