Tag: writing
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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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Worldbuilding in Science Fiction: Part 1 Foundations
Worldbuilding Part 1: Foundation When building your planet, be certain to select a good solid base to begin your construction… Oh, wait. Too literal, huh? Jokes aside, this is going to be the first of three posts about world-building / universe-building in science fiction. This isn’t a be-all-end-all guide, this is a process I follow…
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Enabling Others (In Good Ways)
I see a recurring theme on social media of late. If someone doesn’t like what an author/creator is doing or the direction they took, the first response seems to be “I hate you and everything about you.” Some of this seems to be politics and identity based, because God knows, we’ve become a fractured society…
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Kal’s (Slightly Overdue) March Forecast
Hey everyone! March is… well, mostly here and gone, actually. The good news is that I think I’ll have two books finished up this month. Jormungandr’s Venom (Fenris Unchained Book 3) and Valor’s Duty (Children of Valor #3) are both nearly done and I feel confident that I’ll have them out soon. Next on my…
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LTUE 2018 In Review
Apologies for the delay in posting this. Between the long drive out and back and the backlog of stuff I had to do once I got home, I’m a bit behind on posting. LTUE is always a fantastic convention. It is predominantly a writing convention, which makes it more focused and the group, as a…
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Kal’s February 2017 Forecast
February is here. Wow, that was quick. I actually found myself writing 2012 on some paperwork yesterday, which tells you how out of touch I can be with the flow of time… (we’re living in the future, man!) But anyway, in January I finished writing and the first round of edits to my last WIP, an Urban…
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Writer’s Toolbag: Attending Conventions Part 2
In part one I discussed a bit about attending a convention and some of the things to look for when selecting whether to attend or not. Here in Part 2, I’ll discuss how to go about attending as a panelist. Getting into a convention as a panelist is quite a bit more difficult than merely…
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