In today’s blogpost, I go through the basics of fantasy’s favorite economic system, feudalism: what it is and what makes it special.

In today's blogpost, I start a new series about conlanging, or creating constructed languages. What are all the steps? They are many, so let's get started!

Anne Winchell gives the second half of her rules of writing, focusing on advice and encouragement for writers.

Anne Winchell gives the first half of her rules of writing, focusing on practical advice about storytelling and craft.

Anne Winchell and I discuss how to make a well-rounded character using flavours as a metaphor.

A discussion about warfare and what it is. The start of a series.

Anne Winchell details ways to structure stories around a dramatic question from the 3 Act Structure to the Hero’s Journey and beyond.

A discussion about technobabble and fictoscience, what are the differences nad how to improve them.

A discussion about communication in general and how it affects societies.

Anne Winchell comes back yet again to discuss how to improve information giving in writing without turning it into infodumps, exposition is important.

A quick discussion on what currencies are, what they have to do and examples through history.

A quick look into the world of alien biologies, or xenobiology. What can we make and what could be done to make things interesting?

A short blog where I explain the concept of a cog in worldbuilding as I introduce it

My friend Anne Winchell goes into point of view in writing.

This blogpost contains 15 rules I consider fundamental to good worldbuilding along with explanations as to why they matter and how to utilise them.

A brief discussion on what economies are and what types have existed through history.

A rough overview on how governments work, how they have looked through time and why they exist.