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A No Stress Guide to World Building

Oct 5, 2012 | Writing Craft, Worldbuilding | 0 Comments

I’m a big believer in a conversational approach to writing a synopsis which frequently is also part of my plotting. This Guide to World Building works with this same idea. Rather than going all left brain and filling out a list, I just sit back and let the ideas flow....

Why Build Your Own World, When You Can Steal One?

Oct 1, 2012 | Writing Craft, By Genre, Fantasy, Worldbuilding | 0 Comments

No, this is not a post about fan fiction or making a living as a copyright thief. It’s really more of a “write what you know” post or what you can research post. It's a build-your-own-world post based on what is already established or accepted. I’ve had two series...