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

• monthly posts with world-building, story snippet, tabletop profile, and recommendations

Paid Subcription Benefits

• free monthly posts with world-building, story snippet, tabletop profile, and recommendations
• monthly excerpt from novella or tabletop tactical RPG work in progress
• full archives including ebooks and serials

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."