by Jill Williamson | Jan 16, 2024 | Brainstorming, Creativity, World Building
I had an amazing adventure visiting Japan over Christmas break. My husband, my son Luke, and I spent ten days exploring three cities. We visited three Nintendo stores, three theme parks, several Pokémon stores, and a bunch of other electronics stores, gaming stores,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 15, 2023 | Guest Posts, Setting, World Building
Gillian Bronte Adams writes YA epic fantasy novels, including the award-winning Of Fire and Ash and The Songkeeper Chronicles. She loves strong coffee, desert hikes, and trying out new soup recipes on crisp fall nights. Her favorite books are the ones that make your...
by Jill Williamson | May 24, 2023 | Brainstorming, Creativity, Fantasy, Setting, World Building, Writing Exercise
Last week, I wrote a post called Creating a Map for Your World: How to Get Started, which was the first half of two-week series on map-making for novelists. Today we are going deeper. We’re going to talk about what kinds of details you can add to your maps and...
by Jill Williamson | May 17, 2023 | Brainstorming, Creativity, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, World Building
I’m a storyworld first author. This means, I must spend time creating my world before I can start writing. For me, this process usually starts with drawing a map. It’s no secret how much I love book maps, so I’m going to post about them for the next...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 11, 2023 | Elements of Fiction, Setting, The Craft of Writing, World Building, Writing
Today, we’re going to dive back into our series focusing on the Five Elements of Fiction, but first things first! Yesterday, my newest book, REBEL, BRAVE AND BRUTAL, hit shelves! It’s the sequel to my 2020 release, WINTER, WHITE AND WICKED and it feels so...
by Jill Williamson | Dec 21, 2022 | Brainstorming, Creativity, Fantasy, Setting, World Building, Writing Tools
If you missed the first two posts in this series, you can check them out here: Geography for Worldbuilding, Part OneGeography for World-Building, Part Two: Climate, Weather, and Biomes When I drew my very first fantasy map, I knew it needed water. My world was a...
