There’s a neat little video out there that shows the various political shifts in Europe over the course of a thousand years. It’s the sort of thing you have to […]
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Monday Melange: Protectors, Aspiring Writers, Space Maps
Various busy things happening today and all week, so some brief things: —There is, apparently, only one copy of The Protectors left in stock at Amazon. I’d like to think […]
Read moreFuture Worldbuilding: Stellar Map Time
I’m under a bit of a hammer today, so: SPACE MAPS. Now, I don’t have a good way to display the full scope of the 100-light year radius of space […]
Read moreFuture Worldbuilding: New Life, New Civilizations and the Mos Eisley Cantina
What’s a Space Opera without some aliens?* I’m firmly of the opinion that once you’ve breached the idea of humans going into space, traveling faster than light, aliens are an […]
Read moreFuture Worldbuilding: Geography of the Interstellar
I’m sure my credentials as something of a map geek when it comes to worldbuilding are well established. I don’t know one can seriously do worldbuilding without a sense of […]
Read moreDigging through the archives
I’m trying to figure out, going through my old files, exactly what happened on September 18th, 2005. I say this because it appears to be a significant date, as of […]
Read moreDruth History Month, Part 4
Previously, under the incompetent reign of Shalcer, Druthal splinters into several smaller nations, including the democratic Acoria, and the nation of Oblune under the ruler of Warlord Merit Terkin Now, […]
Read moreWorking on a working space
I do most of my writing work on my laptop. This is mostly out of practicality, in that I kind of need to be mobile and write when and where […]
Read moreAnother Map for another busy day
Today’s post is another map. A lot going on this week. Maybe the next post will be a guided culinary tour through Druthal…
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 […]
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