Touring the Empire – Part 1
Welcome to the first part of a brief gazetteer of the Empire of Venom and Silk. Before we get too deep into our tour, I… Read More »Touring the Empire – Part 1
Welcome to the first part of a brief gazetteer of the Empire of Venom and Silk. Before we get too deep into our tour, I… Read More »Touring the Empire – Part 1
I’m no cartographer, but I enjoy playing with their tools, much like my toddler enjoys playing with my hammer and screwdrivers. Only difference is that… Read More »You Are Here
Naming things — especially naming storyworlds — is typically pretty easy for me. In fact, it’s usually one of the first things I do when… Read More »An Eight-legged Empire
At last, we have arrived at our final entry discussing premise, storyworlds, and the unnamed land overrun with giant freaking spiders! (If you haven’t read… Read More »Eight-Legged Conflict
Last week, we looked at storyworlds’ premise: that is, their tones, settings, characters, and conflicts. We specifically looked at this these things through the lens… Read More »Heroes (and Villains) of the Occupation
As I mentioned earlier this week, a storyworld is defined by its premise, which is comprised of its setting, characters, conflict, and (I realize, after… Read More »A Setting for Spiders
Last week, I asked for suggestions for the name of the new fantasy world occupied by giant spiders I’m working on. I was overwhelmed by… Read More »A Tone of Spiders
Earlier this week, I mentioned a new world-building project featuring a low-fantasy setting in which people fight to survive against an invading army of giant… Read More »A Spider by Any Other Name is Still Icky
Last week, I was struck by an idea for a new storyworld. That’s nothing new; this sort of world-building is kind of what I do.… Read More »Spinning Up a New World