FOR WRITERS: How Much World?
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: When you’re writing spec fic, how much world detail do you add? Are you a full-on world builder. or do you … Read more
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FOR WRITERS: Building Too Much World
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Christopher Koehler: When does world-building become dawdling? How much is too much? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome … Read more
Fantasy Worldbuilding Gone Wrong
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: Fantasy worldbuilding can get complicated, and sometimes authors make mistakes or poor choices. Authors, what pitfalls have you … Read more
FOR READERS: There’s Too Much World in this World
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Christopher Koehler: What do you look for in word-building? Do you want everything detailed down to the last blade of grass, or … Read more
FOR WRITERS: Building Your Own Worlds
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Davina Jamison: How do you go about world building in fantasy and/or science fiction — and how do you avoid letting popular … Read more
FOR READERS: Reading in 3D
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Marie Brown: What makes a fictional world come alive for you? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to … Read more
FOR WRITERS: The Don’ts of Worldbuilding
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer EJ Runyon: I’d like folks to discuss the “Don’ts” in World Building they’ve figured out by experience. What isn’t needed, or doesn’t … Read more
For Writers: Four Skill Sets
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer John Allenson: I took a course from Karl Schroeder where he spoke of 4 basic skill sets that are needed to complete … Read more
For Writers: There’s History in My Worldbuilding
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kari Trenten: “History and how it interacts with world building also interests me.” Yes, no man is an island, and very few … Read more
For Writers: Alien Politics
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Justine Bonczek: How do ya’ll create/translate politics – a very human framework for organizing society – into alien/magical societies? Do you take … Read more