The Vaporous Realms

The Vaporous Realms

About the Substack

"Sword & spirit" epic fantasy writ small. What happens when the world's chosen ones have fallen from grace? We offer conflicted warriors, primitive kingdoms, and oversized critters. Find serialized novellas, flash fiction, tabletop tie-ins, and more!

Free Subscription Benefits

• weekly post with a world-building articles, a story snippet, and updates

Paid Subcription Benefits

• multiple weekday posts with world-building articles, story snippets, and updates
• full archives including serialized story snippets
• previews of illustrations and other bonus content

Paid Subscription Plans

• $30 a year
• $5 a month

About M. B. Heywood

I offer practical editorial advice to writers and editors. I also publish "sword & spirit" fantasy stories set in the Vaporous Realms: "The chosen ones have already fallen. Now mortals and immortals contend for power and souls across a young world."