How is it already April 6th? How have I made it this far into April and… well… not even mentioned Camp NaNo on the blog?
How is it already April 6th? How have I made it this far into April and… well… not even mentioned Camp NaNo on the blog?
I really didn’t mean to disappear from the interwebs for the last half of last week, but life happens. Now I’m trying to catch up, lol! But during that ‘last half of last week’, my third installment of Worldbuilding a Religion went up at Fantasy Faction! So, go read! How Religion Shapes Characters I will…
Yeah, it’s here. It’s been a long process, due to the email internet monster eating emails, and a few misc. other things, but at last the ball is rolling! I am officially a contributing writer at Fantasy-Faction. You can click the link below and read my first article there. 😀 Worldbuilding A Religion – Part…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Animals serve many purposes. They are a vital part of the ecosystem, they offer companionship, and they can be sources of food. And creating animals can honestly be one of the most fun parts of…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! I have my last A-Z post up at the Ferret blog today! Go check out Does YA Fiction Make Too Many Excuses for Young Adults? The establishment of future generations is the foundation of every…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Xenial (once again, courtesy of The Phrontistery) means of or concerning hospitality toward guests. Hospitality in worldbuilding – even fiction – isn’t something you necessarily think about until you need it in a story. For…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! For once, I am writing this post mere hours before it needs to go up. Yes, I have run out of pre-written and scheduled posts for A-Z. At least there’s only four posts left, including…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Living is fine, but beauty is what captivates us. There’s a reason why dystopian fiction has very little beauty in the setting of the worlds – because they’re conveying hopelessness, and discouragement. Extreme beauty can…
If you are here for the Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy blog tour, that post is here. Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! In fiction, ‘universe’ has typically come to mean the setting of a certain story with a certain set…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Time is relative. I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist. Moving onto a serious note, time is relative, especially in fiction. Creating a sense of time passing is a necessary skill, but you don’t want it to…