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On the Map
I’m one of those proud nerds who loves looking at a map when I open a book. So when I created the world of Koleth, of course I wanted to include maps. Read more
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About Gender
Before, any attempt at femininity felt like a miserable impersonation of the woman I couldn’t actually be. As I am, there’s no more pretending. The clothes I wear aren’t a disguise, but just the things I wear when I feel like it. Read more
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A Worldbuilding Balancing Act, or: my beef with Beau Brummell
I’ve talked a little bit about the research that goes into writing fantasy stories. Even if the world you’re writing in is not at all the one we live in, I tend to think it’s safe to pull at least a little bit from our world’s history. Would people with this technology level in that… Read more
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Down the research rabbit hole
Even when you’re writing fiction, there’s a whole lot of research involved, and a simple question can send you down into some really weird places. Read more
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Conlangs into Culture: A naming of names
Okay, so now you have your list of words in an invented language. Now what? How do you actually go about naming stuff? Read more
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Turning Conlangs into Culture: Worldbuilding through constructed languages
This past weekend I gave a presentation at InConJunction in Indianapolis, and one of the attendees requested that I make it available online later on. So let’s give it a go! First of all: What is a Conlang? Conlang is short for “Constructed Language”, meaning any kind of artificially and intentionally created language. You’re probably… Read more
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