So, last week I talked about how drawing maps and doing worldbuilding is my non-writing artistic outlet. But, to a large degree, that’s still about writing. Of course, it’s all […]
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Worldbuilding: From the Neolithic to the Agricultural
Progressing from my initial ideas of bottom-up worldbuilding, once you’ve established your geography, your basic flora and fauna, and then had your people rise up and spread throughout the world, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Archduchy of Maradaine
The Archduchy of Maradaine, in northwestern Druthal, lies between the Maradaine River and the Patyma river, with the Itasan Canal marking its eastern border. The Archduchy of Maradaine has three […]
Read moreWorldbuilding, Food and Regionalism
Here are some choice passages from the intro of a book that most people probably wouldn’t think of in terms of worldbuilding, especially fantasy/sci-fi worldbuilding: In bald terms, terroir refers […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Origins of Herbs and Spices
Food is a crucial part of worldbuilding. This is a point you can be certain that I will keep coming back to. And all foodstuffs, while helping define a culture, […]
Read moreFantasy Worldbuilding: Drinks and Weapons
All right folks, here’s where I lift up the hood and show you the cheat codes… Er, that metaphor is rather mangled. The point is, I’m going to show you […]
Read moreThe Fantasy Worldbuilder’s Bibliography
Over at my Book Country interview, I talk a bit about the research behind worldbuilding, and the books I recommend. I did only give a few, I didn’t want to […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Space Opera and the Future of Food
I take the food aspect of worldbuilding pretty seriously, as you can tell. This is just as true in Sci-fi and Space Opera as it is in Fantasy. On some […]
Read moreAdding just a hint of mustard
Seven years ago, when I first participated in the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop (two more weeks until the sign-up deadline!), I brought the first chapter of an early draft of the […]
Read moreScrounging around at the last minute
If you’ve been reading my blog with any regularity, you know that ArmadilloCon is tomorrow, so I’m handling all the various personal last-minute details– household organization and such– before things […]
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