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On Strange Cities: Underwater City

tercentumquadragintaquatuor wrote 22 hours ago: Seriously, though, I want an underwater city. What would it be like?  Who would live there?  What ki … more →

Tags: Cities, underwater cities

Planning a Story: Encyclopedia Entry for Organizations

Duth Olec wrote 23 hours ago: Obscure Authors Alliance began when Phil Schipper lamented the apparent lack of similar groups and g … more →

Tags: preparing to write, Fiction, Author, writing, fiction (2), character, Novel, Planning, summarizing

On World-Building, Conferences, and Other Bits of Bookishy Goodness8 comments

kellybarnhill wrote 1 day ago: This weekend is the Children’s and Young Adult Literature Conference at the Loft (located at O … more →

Tags: Arts, children's literature, Minneapolis, The Loft Literary Center, young adult literature

World Building: Jewellery and Accessories

Allen V. Cortez wrote 1 day ago: People love stuff. Something I covered in my article about merchandising your work. Throughout histo … more →

Tags: World Building, Fiction, Fantasy, writing, Jewellery, Fantasy Worlds

Putting Depth into Your Writing Part 4: Leaving Things Unsaid

aratrea wrote 1 day ago: Okay. Time to discuss something other than symbols in this series Parts of this post are picking up … more →

Tags: Tips, better literature, Characters, Depth, depth in writing, show not tell, surface-level writing

Halion Critter Overview

H. Anthe Davis wrote 2 days ago: Back to posting content.  Not a ton, since I’ve started the final edit for book 2, but some de … more →

Tags: World Info, Art, art 2, Fantasy, worldbuilding, Zoology

Why to World Build Clothing2 comments

Allen V. Cortez wrote 2 days ago: I recieved a great comment on my World Building: Clothing Pt1 from Alice Leiper. As I started writin … more →

Tags: Concept Development, World Building, Fiction, writing, Fantasy Worlds, Fantasy Clothing, writing-fantasy

Lore: Raz Mattaz

Jack Daw wrote 2 days ago: When the Pharanians came to Valkr in the Middle Era, they introduced the Valkrites to many new and b … more →

Tags: Lore, Fantasy, Lore

World Building: Clothing [Pt.2]2 comments

Allen V. Cortez wrote 2 days ago: In part one of World Building: Clothing, I talked about Why, what, and when, and covered ideas on ho … more →

Tags: World Building, Fiction, Fantasy, writing, Fantasy Worlds

A review of Sweet Blood of Mine by @John_Corwin4 comments

Jennifer M Eaton wrote 3 days ago: Jump aboard!  It’s going to be a bumpy ride!  I really enjoyed this story from so many angles it’s n … more →

Tags: book/movie review, Fiction, Online Writing, Arts, Protagonist, Recreation, Fantasy

Coruscant, Heat Dissipation, and Basic Worldbuilding9 comments

mqallen wrote 3 days ago: Coruscant (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Continuing along the lines of world-building for science fiction … more →

Tags: Coruscant, Science Fiction, Science fiction and fantasy, star wars

World Building: Clothing [Pt.1]4 comments

Allen V. Cortez wrote 3 days ago: Following on from my article on building cultures, I am going to go over considerations and ideas wh … more →

Tags: World Building, Fiction, Fantasy, writing, Fantasy Worlds

Conquels: What to do when you can't do a sequel (yet)4 comments

mqallen wrote 4 days ago: Guild War’s 2 Divinity’s Reach (In-game Screenshot) I was a little disappointed to find … more →

Tags: Roleplaying Games, writing, Guild Wars 2, massively multiplayer online game, Science fiction and fantasy, writer

Say you're developing a deep, fascinating world. Why?

alexandercrommich wrote 4 days ago: If you don’t know what you’re trying to accomplish when you start building a world, it’s likely that … more →

Tags: basics, worldbuilding, Alexander Crommich, alexandercrommich, cabbage demons, Mass Effect, Harry Potter, Matthew Stover, george r r martin

Worldbuilding: The Natural World2 comments

redravens wrote 5 days ago: ““Are we still in the Zone?” Arkady found it hard to believe. “Yes. What you … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff - Review

nschmiedicker wrote 5 days ago: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff - Book Review Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff is described perfectly through … more →

Tags: Reviews, arashitora, Author, book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Epic Fantasy

The Ammat Archipelago

alexandrarowland wrote 5 days ago: Perhaps you folks would like to read the actual five pages I wrote about the Ammatan. I’m cool … more →

Tags: writing, Super-secret project, Anthropology

World building: Cultures3 comments

Allen V. Cortez wrote 5 days ago: Cultures are one of the most complicated and important parts of constructing a fantasy setting. They … more →

Tags: World Building, Fiction, Fantasy, development

Genealogy and the Da Vinci Code3 comments

mqallen wrote 6 days ago: The Da Vinci Code (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I couldn’t resist posting on genealogy as it impac … more →

Tags: Reading, writing, DaVinci Code


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