Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Q is for Queens, obviously, but this was the best way I could think of to deal with the topic of government in worldbuilding while still fitting in the other subjects with the best letters…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Plants are something we interact with almost daily – unless you literally don’t walk out of your house even once. And that’s assuming you don’t keep any potted plants at all. We rely on them…
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! I have another post up at the Ferret blog today, as well! Hop on over there to read all about Choosing the Best Opening Scene for Your Story! I’m going to warn you now…
I’ve met a lot of people who, for some reason, think writing fantasy is all about… being a peace-loving hippie. No offense meant to any peace-loving hippies out there, I’m a borderline hippie myself, since I think environmental conservation, organic eating, and self-sustainability are very important.
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! Communication is the basis of human relationship and interaction. Societies and cultures are built around this interaction, and language develops from there. Language is so much more than just the words that you speak –…
I am so far behind on reading A-Z blogs, even the ones I already follow. Hopefully I can catch up this week. Because there are no more baby showers.
Stopping by for the first time for the A-Z Challenge? Read a short intro to the A-Zs of Worldbuilding here! There are three ways a society deals with knowledge: they encourage the pursuit of it, they allow the pursuit of it, or they actively forbid the accumulation of it.
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…
