I stumbled across something earlier this week and immediately thought, ooh! I can use this for research! My second thought was something else, though. The
Tag: world building
Random Stuff
I’ve been asked, since I do art, if I do fantasy maps. Er… no. Honestly, I’ve never really tried. Mapmaking looks cool, but doesn’t spark
Asking Questions
I’m feeling better, but the fiction is still not playing. I spend a lot of time dealing with the Wee Horde’s needs, even when they’re
Small Worlds: Writing Them
A commentor here observed that the Merchant and Empire books are set in a small world. It’s an interesting observation, and one that deserves some
Writing by Nose: Use all the Senses
No, this is not a new version of two-finger-typing for those endowed like Cyrano de Bergerac. It is about adding a new layer of reality
How Much Context?
I recently finished slogging through a non-fiction book for Day Job. The book is very well written, but has a cast of hundreds, covers at
