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
Tag: world building
Let’s Make a World
A friend was bemoaning the necessity of making a world the other day. Now, since I happen to think that is one of the
World Building – Foundation and walls
So, you have amazing nifty sources and details for your world. Now all you need is a story to stuff them into! That is, without
World Building – Research Phase
So you decide you want to create a new world for your characters to play in, or you get the wild idea—after one too many
Folktales in Fantasy
So, I’ve been thinking a lot about using folktales in fiction, especially fantasy. I bought a CD of Songsmith, filk written to go with the
Conversations
I’ve had a series of conversations I took part in this week, and in them answered, or helped answer, some questions that I thought applicable
