Worldbuilding 104: Rules for Rulers
In this post, I discuss the rules that apply to rulers, their importance in maintaining power, and how to break them to overturn the current ruler.
Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Speeches
Anne Winchell and I talk about how to do speeches, what makes them work, and what makes them fall short.
Worldbuilding Omega-2023
The year has come to an end and this is the last post of 2023! A little surprise lies within.
Worldbuilding 201: Holidays
I discuss holidays in broad strokes to help you know what to think about when you worldbuild
Worldbuilding 102: Economic Trade
In this blogpost, I discuss how trade works on a basic level.
Worldbuilding 202: The Big Lie (of society)
Today’s discussion is all about what I call “the Big Lie” which is inherent to all societies and is fundamental to their function.
Worldbuilding 205: Food and cooking
I discuss the basics of food and its role in society, and how you can do even more in alien settings.
Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Scary stories
I talk about how scary stories can be used to enhance worldbuilding and writing in and of itself, and Anne provides an amazing example.
Worldbuilding 201: Struo, Elements, Materials, and Substances
I discuss how to create new substances and materials so that they feel like they belong to the world.
Worldbuilding 205: Alien Queerness
I discuss a bit on how one can add new kinds of queerness when reproductive systems change.
Worldbuilding and Writing 201: Offensive language
Anne and I discuss offensive language both as a worldbuilding tool and as something to use in writing.
Worldbuilding 201: Introducing Death
I introduce death as a concept in worldbuilding and how many things affect people and their relationship to death.
Worldbuilding 201: Magic Systems
A worldbuilding discussion about magic systems with Anne Winchell to celebrate her book being published.
Worldbuilding 202: Capitalism
A discussion what capitalism really is rather than the delusion of free market.
Worldbuilding 203: Alien Sexes & Society
I discuss somewhat the relationship between and interaction of sex and society.
Worldbuilding 201: Cultures
A heavy discussion on the early stages of a culture and what makes it a culture.
Worldbuilding 201: Aquatic civilisations
Discussion about underwater civilisation. They are fascinating but rarely done in any meaningful and interesting way. So let’s try making them interesting!
Worldbuilding & Writing 101: Fictoscience & Technobabble
A discussion about technobabble and fictoscience, what are the differences nad how to improve them.
Worldbuilding 201: Alien Sexes
A discussion about weirdness in sexes and potential expansions for fictional creations!