by Jill Williamson | Sep 15, 2021 | Brainstorming, Fantasy, Setting, Speculative Fiction, World Building
I mostly write fantasy. I’ve taught lots of classes on worldbuilding. I’ve taught classes on magic systems. Classes on how to draw fantasy maps. Classes on creating a storyworld bible. Classes on creating cultures, creating creatures, and creating entire solar...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 8, 2020 | Fantasy, poetry
We have reached the end of our summer poetry unit. I hope you all had fun waxing poetic. I’ve certainly enjoyed reading your clever creations. I’ve decided to end this unit with a retro repost from 2013. I’ve updated it a bit, since I’ve...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 3, 2019 | Author Life, Fantasy, First Drafts, Story Structure
Jill here. I hope you are all having an amazing summer. I am. Even though it’s a very busy summer. Learning is always fun for me, and I am greatly enjoying my master’s degree program. I finished my first two classes already and am two weeks into my second...
by Jill Williamson | May 8, 2019 | Fantasy, Setting, Speculative Fiction, World Building
I’ve been slowly working on making YouTube videos of my old storyworld building posts. This week’s video post is on building a history for your world. You can read the original blog post here. Are you stuck building your world’s history? Do you have...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 27, 2019 | Brainstorming, Characters, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
It’s been a busy few weeks for me, and I’m closing in on finishing the rough draft of my novel. How are you all doing? If you’d like, report your status in the comments so we can cheer each other on. I managed to find time to edit another Storyworld...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 30, 2019 | Creativity, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
I made a new video! It’s been too long, partly because these videos are super time consuming. First, I must record them. And since I make many mistakes, I have to record several takes. Then I must edit the video into one coherent piece. This is sometimes easier...
