Today's blogpost is about energy and power, including how they work and what they can do, plus how to make up new fictional ones.

Anne and I talk about how education and trauma play important roles in how a character becomes who they are.

A critique of how Star Trek does worldbuilding: the goods and the bads!

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.

In this post, I talk about corruption in broad strokes: how it works, and how it can even be useful to some degree.

In this post, I discuss the rules that apply to rulers, their importance in maintaining power, and how to break them to overturn the current ruler.

Anne Winchell and I talk about how to do speeches, what makes them work, and what makes them fall short.

The time is nigh... Revolution time! I discuss what is needed and how they work. Come in and see, and be prepared to revolt!

The year has come to an end and this is the last post of 2023! A little surprise lies within.

I discuss holidays in broad strokes to help you know what to think about when you worldbuild

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

Anne Winchell has a discussion about how to show emotions rather than telling them.

In this blogpost, I discuss how trade works on a basic level.

Today’s discussion is all about what I call “the Big Lie” which is inherent to all societies and is fundamental to their function.

I discuss the basics of food and its role in society, and how you can do even more in alien settings.

Anne Winchell and I talk about how to turn bullfighting into an ethical practice in a scifi setting.

Anne Winchell discusses subtext and how to use it effectively; I sabotage it, sometimes.

I talk about how scary stories can be used to enhance worldbuilding and writing in and of itself, and Anne provides an amazing example.

I discuss how to create new substances and materials so that they feel like they belong to the world.