Economics and World Building

When most people think of economics, they think of either boring lecturers droning on about how to balance your checkbook … more…

How Geography Affects Worldbuilding

The Huns were a world class fighting force who made masterful use of both bows and horses, conquering an enormous … more…

One of the most powerful motivations in our world, religion is something that can either enrich your world or make … more…

When I did national novel writing month for the first time five years ago, I was crossing something off my bucket … more…

One of the things every story needs is an Antagonist. Since I write mystery novels, criminals provide the most obvious … more…

Since magic is such an important aspect of fantasy, the temptation is to focus on that to the exclusion of … more…

One of the defining traits of the fantasy (and some science fiction) genre is the magic. I’ll be discussing creation … more…

For the last four years, I have participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Every November, several hundred thousand people … more…

One of the more annoying things to me in many fantasy and science fiction settings is the homogenization of the … more…

Continuing with the topic of societal hierarchies, here is the overall plan for Myos, the setting for the Blake Hiera … more…