I’m not writing a Steampunk novel.I’m not really planning on writing a Steampunk novel. But, if I was going to write a Steampunk novel, it might look a little like […]
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Hint Fiction
Hint Fiction (aka the Norton Anthology of Hint Fiction) is now out, and it has so far gotten pretty good press and publicity, including The New Yorker and NPR. There has been, of […]
Read moreMapping the Infinite without the Z-Plane
I really enjoy the mapmaking process of worldbuilding. Especially when I’m feeling blocked in the process of writing, opening up Photoshop and doing some map work is a good way […]
Read moreMaking the Better Alien
The other day my friend D.D. wrote a post about the challenges of writing The Other, and touched on the aspects of building alien cultures that are a bit too […]
Read moreWorldbuilding, and the Real World intruding on that
OK, this is how much of a complete dork of a worldbuilder I am. If you follow astronomy news at all, you’d know that the star Gliese 581 has been […]
Read moreI’m not sure who’s Teddy Roosevelt in this metaphor.
It is said that a school of piranha can skeletonize a cow in minutes. This bit of trivia is apparently based on something of a deception– some South American officials […]
Read moreFood, Cuisine and Worldbuilding
At an ArmadilloCon panel a couple years ago, when asked where he starts with worldbuilding, Steven Brust answered, “Food.” Given Brust’s nature on any panel, the moderator at first thought […]
Read moreGoing over Workshop Notes
I’m going back over the first 5000 words for Maradaine Constabulary– the piece I used at the ArmadilloCon Workshop– and making tweaks based on the notes I received. One thing […]
Read moreRaves for Muses IV
In addition to the excellent review from Now Playing Austin, you can read the many glowing reports from audience members, including this gem: Some of the best playwrights in […]
Read moreArmadilloCon
This weekend I attended ArmadilloCon, Austin’s annual sci-fi/fantasy literary conference. I’m still something of a conference newbie, since I only ever go to ArmadilloCon (it being the only one I […]
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