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world building

Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Wonder

I wonder… What made you fall in love with science fiction and fantasy? As a child, I loved fairy…
October 10, 2022
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Breaking out of the political world building rut

Fantasy and science fiction stories can push the bounds of what is possible in amazing ways. We design intricate…
March 7, 2022
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
the eight types of time travel

Time travel is a stable in science fiction. Countless books, comics, movies, and TV shows have used it as…
September 7, 2021
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
MILITARY UNITS AND RANKS FOR YOUR SPECULATIVE FICTION NOVEL (Part 2)

Happy New Year, awesome authors! As writers of speculative fiction, military forces are a staple in many of our…
January 7, 2021
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Military Units and Ranks for Your Speculative Fiction Novel

As writers of speculative fiction, military forces are a stable in many of our stories. Basing these on a…
December 7, 2020
Writing for YA
Building a Compelling Fantasy World: Q & A with YA Author Amy C. Blake

It’s not always easy creating a whole world from scratch. Amy C. Blake agreed to give a few words…
August 27, 2020
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
How to Make Readers Feel At Home From Page 1

Have you ever walked into someone’s house as a first-time dinner guest and felt out of place? Ten other…
July 7, 2020
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
How to Write Tactful Fantasy and Science Fiction During COVID-19

Writing during a global pandemic is probably not something you thought you’d be tackling. Writing is hard enough by…
June 7, 2020
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
World Building: What publishers Want

There’s something immersive about opening a fantasy or sci-fi book and feeling like there were hundreds of pages of…
April 7, 2020
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Three Ways to Use History to Build Your Fantasy

Margaret Atwood is well-known for her novel The Handmaid’s Tale, a dystopian first published in 1985. Her novel covers…
March 7, 2020
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
How Writing Blind Will Take Your Fantasy to the Next Level

When it comes to writing, some of us like to picture it in our head and write what we…
November 7, 2019
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
The Slow Build of Believability

Most of us have probably been told to “plunge your main character into terrible trouble as quickly as possible.”…
September 7, 2019
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
How Dark Is Your World?

Most Mystery/Suspense/Thriller stories are set in the real world, but the realities of that world cover a wide spectrum…
June 17, 2019
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Realistic World-Building

The trend within the fantasy and sci-fi genres is to push for more detailed world-building within our stories. While…
May 7, 2018
Storyworld
War of Worldcraft: Two approaches to World Creation

Well, it took God six days to complete the one you’re living in, so don’t expect to make yours in one day.
Worlds are complicated things, and in order to make one believable, you’ll need to take into consideration a whole host of things from politics to geography.
July 8, 2017
Fantasy-Sci-Fi, Storyworld
World-building From the Eyes of a Character

The carbine was still jammed and Jim couldn’t do anything to fix it. He finally tossed it aside and…
November 9, 2016