Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! I have a post up on the Ferret blog today – J.R.R. Tolkien: A Bit of Gratitude. I’ll be honest – I never really thought much about judicial systems in fantasy until I started on…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! This may seem creepy… but I like to poke through my character’s bedrooms. Seriously. There’s so much you can learn about a person, and where they come from, by what they keep in their bedroom….
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! History is very important, especially in speculative fiction it is usually related to the current plot of a story. You don’t need to know every little intricacy the history of your world, but you should…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Geography is important to figure out early on in your story – otherwise you end up with things spread out too far for what you’ve intended, or sometimes even a desert oasis in the middle…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Food. Food is an integral part of every society, because everyone needs to eat to survive. Even in fantasy and science fiction. It doesn’t matter if they are vampires who eat only blood (it’s still…
Goodness, it’s been a week. Camp NaNo, the A-Z Challenge, a baby shower for a friend, garden stuff (that I’m sooooooo behind on), car stuff… At least I’ve already done my taxes.
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! I also have a post up at the Rabid Rainbow Ferret Society today – Let’s Talk About Ellipses… ~ I will admit straight up that economics is not necessarily my expertise. But I do have plenty…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Death is as much a part of life as birth is, and in fantasy stories it can sometimes be more important. I’m trying to remember the last fantasy story – or really any story –…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Clothing and fashion is a topic near and dear to my heart – fashion designer was one of the careers I wanted before deciding on writer.
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Next up in the world-building alphabet, we have birth. The birth of a child is a defining moment, and if you have a birth that happens in your story, you can use it to add…
