April 9, 2014

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…

April 8, 2014

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…

April 7, 2014

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…

April 5, 2014

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…

April 4, 2014

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 –…

April 3, 2014

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. 

April 2, 2014

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…

April 1, 2014

Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! The first thing we’re going to look at in the A-Z’s of Worldbuilding is architecture. I’m going to use a loose definition of architecture, rather than a strict one, and we’re going to look at…

March 31, 2014

What’s happening on your blog for A-Z? When I chose worldbuilding as my topic for the A-Z challenge this year, I knew I was biting off quite a task! I’m just going to warn you now: many of these posts are over 500 words. A few of them are a thousand words or more. Very…

March 21, 2014

Really, you didn’t think it was going to be THAT easy to find out, did you? Okay, it’s not actually going to be THAT hard, but this is a blog hop, so click on the A to Z Theme Reveal badge to visit the other blogs in this hop! And keep scrolling down on this…

About Rebekah

Rebekah Loper writes character-driven epic fantasy featuring resilient women in trying and impossible circumstances who just want to save themselves but usually end up saving the world, often while falling in love.
She lives in Tulsa, OK with her husband, dog, two formerly feral cats, a small flock of feathered dragons (...chickens. They're chickens), and an extensive tea collection. When she's not writing, she battles the Oklahoma elements in an effort to create a productive, permaculture urban homestead.