World building is not just for fantasy writers. Honest. All writers world build. It’s just that contemporary and historical fiction writers call their world building by different names, chief among them research, setting, and characterization.   Multi-published, award winning author Holly Lisle says:   “You’re worldbuilding when you sketch out a floorplan of the house […]

All those of you who have been waiting (so patiently) for the next installment of the worldbuilding series, here it is! Our topic today, gentle writer, is about fleshing out the history of your planet and various peoples, their lore (body of knowledge about particular subjects) and their legends and myths. Of the three, I […]

Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble… ~Shakespeare’s MacBeth   In this long-delayed (and for that I do so apologize. Deadlines, you know) continuation of my Worldbuilding 101 series, we’re going to talk about creating credible magical systems for your world.   Because magic is by definition the most fantastic element of […]