Late last month, right before I took my trip to Las Vegas, I hit a milestone in my life. I turned 30 years old. I’ve never been someone who’s been … Continue reading Characters of Chaos: Crafting Responses to a Crumbling World
Warning to Whovians: This post contains spoilers for the most recent season, including this week’s episode. Warning to everyone else: You’re probably not going to care much about the particulars … Continue reading Doctor Who and the Sin of Sloppy Storytelling
Whether you’re self-published, traditionally published, or just writing for yourself, all fantasy authors have one big thing in common: we all love being the omnipotent rulers of our own little … Continue reading World Building 101: Four Steps for Designing the Fantasy Landscape
After running around like a chicken with my head cut off for the past couple of weeks, I finally had a little bit of time this past weekend to relax, … Continue reading Worldbuilding 101: A Dastardly Plot
I trust that watching the newly released extended trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has already been part of your NaNoWriMo procrastination routine, right? Go on, watch it. … Continue reading The Desolation of Smaug: A Cautionary Hobbit’s Tale
When I was in my freshman year of college, I was sitting at my desk doing some homework. I reached out towards the mouse, and twang. Something weird happened in … Continue reading World Building 101: Stress Fractures
It’s hard being a supremely omniscient creator god. Builder of worlds, master of destinies, arbiter of the fates…whatever you want to call it, it’s a lot of work. It’s even … Continue reading Information overload: World building on a need-to-know basis
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