Tag: worldbuilding
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Writing After a Pandemic // GUEST POST by Jessica Stilling
As I started to edit my upcoming novel, The Weary God of Ancient Travelers, the pandemic loomed large in my head. When the world started opening up again I found myself staring at new writing projects like a deer in headlights. The world changed so much during the pandemic and with the vaccines it feels like…
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Worldbuilding in Pieces // Guest Post by Shaina Krevat
What’s the first thing you think when you read “world-building”? It might be “Fantasy”; it might be “J.R.R. Tolkien”; it might be “Oh no, endless exposition!” The first time I heard readers saying they didn’t enjoy world-building, I was surprised. Eventually, I realized that they thought of world-building as an annoying break from the action…