Happy Halloween! Halloween isn't big in the UK in the same way as it is in the USA - quite a few of us are not that fussed. Last year I had a grand total of 0 (zero) trick-or-treaters. I bought a pack of sweets from the shop across the road just in case and… Continue reading Hellequin’s Army, or the Army of the Dead
This post is a follow-on from the world-building posts that I've shared last month. If you're interested in the Welsh Triads, there are some really good translations out there - particularly Rachel Bromwich's editions: The Legal Triads of Medieval Wales and The Triads of the Island of Britain. [Note that the Medieval Welsh referred to… Continue reading World Building with the Welsh Triads
Step by Brainstorming Step [Part 2] So you've got the premise and fleshed out the situation and the geopolitical issues, you've figured out some facts and events that have shaped your world. Steps 1-4 hopefully helped you to think about some questions. Hopefully my collection of World Building Tips was useful! What about the peoples… Continue reading World Building 101: Considering Culture[s]
Step by Brainstorming Step So let's say you're thinking about a dystopian society. I'm using this example because it's easier to dissect a world in progress than to talk about a pre-created world without dropping spoilers about the books! You've got your brainstorm of loose ideas, some may be fairly well fleshed out already and… Continue reading World Building 101: Creating Societies
Introduction Welcome to my new series, WORLD BUILDING 101, with me, C. M. Rosens, and Guillaume Velde. Velde and I are building a world together and thought we would open up about the process since we do this kind of thing for fun. Premises: Building From a Seed Sometimes stories come in characters, in scraps… Continue reading World Building 101: Starting with a Premise
