RJ Hervey

Creative Writer. Tabletop RPG Content Creator. Business Owner.

United States

Published author, tabletop RPG creator, and pajama aficionado. Based in the Pacific Northwest, where the rain and tall trees make everything smell like home.

I want to tell stories, and I want my stories to be a toolbox for those trying to build themselves up.

Portfolio

Storytelling

Winter's Child
Notes on Winter's Child

An intercalary excerpt from Winter's Child -- an adult, historical-fiction manuscript.

What's New, Pikachu?
Script Extract

A short excerpt from "What's New, Pikachu?" -- a mockumentary of perspective in the digital world.

The Salal Review
The Yellow Oxalis

A traditionally inspired sonnet, written in the style prevalent during the Elizabethan period.

Tabletop RPG Content

Dungeons & Dragons
11/07/2018
The Death Walker

A commissioned writing project for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.

Blogging

The Hidden Bookshelf
The Lightning Bug: Word Choice in a Thesaurus Driven World

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter-'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning. -Mark Twain With the advent of new technology, there is an undeniable shift in the techniques and themes of literature. This is a trend that has permeated history.

The Hidden Bookshelf
The Dance of Style and Content

For each new story, a writer must make a slew of stylistic choices. What's the literary perspectice? Should the language be in low or high diction? How will I dictate internal monologue? All too many writers assume these choice are arbitrary, yet a seasoned author will tell you that these decisions are hardly choices at...