Writing 201: Subtext
Anne Winchell discusses subtext and how to use it effectively; I sabotage it, sometimes.
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.
Character 102: Setting the Foundation
Anne Winchell and I discuss characters' childhoods and how they affect their future
Writing 102: Dialogue
Anne Winchell talks and speaks and expounds about dialogue and how to do it well
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.
Writing 102: Conflict
Anne Winchell discusses conflict in literature and how it is vital to a story in some form.
Character 101: Getting Started
Anne and I talk together about how to make a character and the start of development, and we begin of a new series.
Worldbuilding 201: Magic Systems
A worldbuilding discussion about magic systems with Anne Winchell to celebrate her book being published.
Warfare 101: What is war?
A discussion about warfare and what it is. The start of a series.
Writing 201: Advertisements
Anne Winchell explains how to do advertisements in a very nice manner.
Worldbuilding 201: Cultures
A heavy discussion on the early stages of a culture and what makes it a culture.
Writing 101: Dramatic Structure
Anne Winchell details ways to structure stories around a dramatic question from the 3 Act Structure to the Hero’s Journey and beyond.
Worldbuilding 102: Faster than light travel
We are talking about faster than light travel. Pros and cons of various common forms and things to think on.
Worldbuilding 101: Communication
A discussion about communication in general and how it affects societies.
Writing 101: Exposition
Anne Winchell comes back yet again to discuss how to improve information giving in writing without turning it into infodumps, exposition is important.
Worldbuilding 101: Currency
A quick discussion on what currencies are, what they have to do and examples through history.
Worldbuilding 101: Cogs
A short blog where I explain the concept of a cog in worldbuilding as I introduce it
Worldbuilding 101: The 15 rules of worldbuilding (of mine)
This blogpost contains 15 rules I consider fundamental to good worldbuilding along with explanations as to why they matter and how to utilise them.