define the means that those limits are broken, and stick to them. A soft sci-fi book is often just a hard sci-fi book for a different version of science. And always remember that hard and soft aren’t two positions on a switch, they’re two ends of a spectrum, and you’re free...
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Making your world different can be as simple as locating it in that vast unknown territory, “The Future.” But for every element of difference you introduce in a story, there will be a multitude of consequences rippling out from the point of difference. Consider one example: Once computer a...
Of course Harrison is right that for a writer to construct a whole world is in any case impossible. Even to precisely describe a wooden chair would take more words than the word count of an entire library of novels. The reader must be allowed to do much of the work (work to which we...
But in order for Dune to work at all, its screenwriters had to tella lotof story at a relatively brisk pace. (In fact, while I thought pacing was one of the places where Villeneuve’sBlade Runner 2049fell short, I’d say he just about nails it inDune.) ...
Oh, and you can also give this information to your players and readers if you want to, or keep some or all of it secret! Designed by writers and GMs, for writers and GMs. 🙂 Interactive maps are just one of the many free features of World Anvil, the award-winningworldbuilding platfor...
To connect with Fonda check out her website atwww.fondalee.com. Green Bone Saga Book 1: Jade City Family is duty. Magic is power. Honor is everything. Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for—and for centuries, honorable Gree...