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FOR WRITERS: Building Too Much World

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by scott

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

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by scott

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

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by scott

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

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by scott

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

November 25, 2018November 28, 2018 by scott

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

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 by scott

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

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 by scott

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

October 25, 2016 by scott

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

October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 by scott

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

Worldbuilding Week Day Six: Religion

July 31, 2016 by scott

Welcome to the second annual Worldbuilding Week at QSF. We’ll talk about all aspects of building a world for your story, including languages; alien/magical races; history and timelines; culture and … Read more