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 […]
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Worldbuilding: Alien Perspectives and Communication
I’ve been thinking of late about how aliens, upon first meeting, would establish communication, as well as how communication continues once those baselines of communication have been laid down. As […]
Read moreHoliday Special Worldbuilding: Religious Texts
Given that it’s Christmas eve, I’m not devoting a lot of time to today’s blog. I’m sure you understand. But I was thinking about religious texts, and how they inform […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 2
As I mentioned earlier, I’m analyzing a flawed structure as part of an exercise to improve my own writing, specifically using the third “Xindi Arc” season of Star Trek: Enterprise. […]
Read moreThanksgiving Quick Post
Happy Thanksgiving, all. I’ve got pies and stuffing and turkey to make*, so I won’t go on for too long on this post**. I had considered just linking to some […]
Read moreWorldbuilding, Psychohistory, and the Power of Numbers
So, now our election is over, and if one thing can be declared an uncontested winner, it’s Math. Despite having his vocal detractors, Nate Silver’s meticulous statistical analysis of polls […]
Read moreFantasy Fiction and Democracy
Let’s face it: democracy is not a key factor in most fantasy fiction. It is a genre that has its foundations built on a primarily European-based aristocracy/nobility model. One of […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Slow Process of Getting the Ball Rolling
¡Feliz día de los muertos! We’re now in November, which for some writerly types, means NaNoWriMo, aka Nation Novel Writing Month. If you aren’t in the know, participants pledge to […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Mapping in 4-D
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 […]
Read moreMonday 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 […]
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