Tag: worldbuilding
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Worldbuilding in SF Part 3: Those Little Details
Wordbuilding is an important tool for any writer, particularly for science fiction. It adds depth to a book, it helps to develop character backgrounds, and it provides a pallate on which to paint your story. In Part 1 (link), I talked about the foundations of building your universe. In Part 2 (link) I talked about…
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Worldbuilding in Science Fiction: Part 2 Worlds Upon Worlds
Worldbuilding Part 2: Worlds Upon Worlds It may seem a little backwards, but my second post on world-building is actually going to talk about worlds. (See the first post here) While geography / celestial cartography is important, I don’t think it’s the foundation of building your universe in SF. Why is that? Well, you need…
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Eoriel Saga Geography
I’ve got the full map of the continents of Eoriel and Noriel posted to the Eoriel Saga Geography page. You can follow the link or find it under the Eoriel Saga tab at the top of the page. In addition to the map, I’ve added some information about the world of Eoria.
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Writing Tools: Philosophy
This will be a bit of an odd post. I’m here to talk about how to use philosophy in your writing. Now, I’m one of those odd types who values classical education (even if you had to do it yourself). Knowledge of philosophy and humanity’s efforts to come to grips with fundamental problems is something…
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Echo of the High Kings Audiobook Live
I’m happy to announce that the Echo of the High Kings Audiobook is now live. You can get your copy from Audible already and it will be coming to Amazon and iTunes over the next few days. Audible link: here
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Building an Epic Fantasy World: Modern History, Trade, and Society
So up until this point, I’ve developed my world, Eoria, configured what technology is available, what magic works, and even what people populate it. See the last post, on the history and cultures here. Today I’ll design the modern history, talk a bit about trade & industry, and design the societies that make up Eoria.…
Kal Spriggs 