Wanted: Topics for November

Sorry this month's updates took a bit longer than expected. It's been a tough week here. However, I did get this month's articles done within a reasonable time frame, and things should be cleared up for next month.

Now, without further delay, the voting post for November's articles:

Please choose one topic from each of the three lists below, and reply with the respective letter and number of your two chosen topics in the comments below. Voting will end at 11:59 PM PST on October 21st.

Topics marked with the asterisk (*) have been chosen by backers at the $10-a-month tier. They will be available for voting this month only, unless they are suggested again for December.

Please reply with your choices in the comments below.

A Soldier's Guide to the Infinite Sea

A) Trade and Commerce: A description of the major trade routes in the Infinite Sea, as well as an overview of which power imports and exports what, and how this shapes their foreign policy.

B) Garing, Gutierrez, and Truscott - A History: A brief history of GG&T, from its humble beginnings during the Petty Kingdoms era, through its establishment as a major armsmaking firm during the Wars of Unification, to its current status as the Unified Kingdom's largest gunmaker.

C) The Saintly Martyrs: An overview of the worship of the Saints in the Northern Kingdoms, including biographies of selected Sainted Martyrs, iconography, and cosmology.

D) Old Calligia - What We Know: The Kian poet J'eanne Lieux once said that "The only thing we know about Old Calligia are the lies". While not entirely true, very little of the long-gone northern realm has survived. This essay from the University of San'heu attempts to put together the pieces.

E) Warfare Then and Now: A relatively broad overview of the history of war and warfare in the Infinite Sea, taken from a part of a Callindrian children's book.

F) Edmund Garing, In His Own Words: An autobiographical account of the junior partner of GG&T, edited by the Countess of Welles for her report on the War in Antar.

G) Clerks and Commoners: Selections from a children's book written for the scions of the Tierran nobility, meant as their first real education in the classes and dynamics of the Baneless classes.

H) Tierra - Her Peoples and History: A "brief" overview of Tierra's ethnic groups, and how they have influenced Tierran history since the days of first settlement.

I) A Report on Tutors and Tutelage: Commissioned by the Royal University of Aetoria, this report investigates the education baneblooded children receive before they are admitted to the University itself.

J) A Call to Arms to the Faithful of the Tree: A religious tract summarising the worship of the Tree of Life, and calling for a renewed age of religious devotion in an age of Takaran secularism.

K) The Compleat Knight: A somewhat tongue-in-cheek guide to the behaviours expected of a Knight of the Red.

L) The Senior Service: A rather self-serving pamphlet extolling the virtues of the Royal Tierran Navy in the context of the army's new prominence following the Dozen Years' War.

M) The Khorobirit Papers Pt 4: The final set of excerpts from the diaries of Prince Mikhail of Khorobirit, covering the Kharangia Campaign.

*N) On the Use of the Bane as an Implement of Healing: An overview of the mechanics of banehealing, and how it's used by the Orders of the Blue.

*O) On the Marine Regiments: An overview of the organisation, history, and duties of the Royal Tierran Marines.

*P) The Mersdonian Transcripts: Acquired by Royal Tierran Intelligence, these transcripts are records of Antar's attempt to render Tierra Pariah-Among-Nations.

An Adventurer's Guide to the Fledgling Realms

1) Festivals of the Fledgling Realms Pt 2:  Festivals from outside the Concordat's borders, like the Iron Marches and the Island-Cities.

*2) The Mountain that Walked Away Pt 2: An account of the awakening, rampage, and defeat of the so-called Silverspur Horror.

*3) Hey, Remember That Time We Killed a Dragon?: A transcript of the Baroness of Sonnemerci's rather... disorganised verbal retelling of a particular episode on her past adventures with Leofric, Duke of Kendrickstone.

*4) Healing in the Fledgling Realms: From common herb lore to the most talented Watchers of the Court, from rudimentary first-aid to Korilandine body-crafting, medicine is a complex and varied practise in the Fledgling Realms. This is an overview of some of the most common variants.

A Creator's Guide to Writing and Worldbuilding

A1) Using Genre Conventions: Every genre comes with its own traditions and conventions. Some of them can be helpful, others... less so. How do you tell the former from the latter?

*A2) Drawing the Battle-Lines Pt 2: Now that we've covered how a battle can be set up, what about writing a character in the middle of one?

*A3) Writing Romance: How do you write a romance? Well, ultimately, I'm not quite sure myself, but I've somehow managed a few times. Here's what I've learned.