Worldbuilding 201: Taxes & Modern Monetary Theory
In today's blogpost, I discuss modern monetary theory and why many writers mistake how states and money interact in modern and post modern societies.
Practicum: Fictoscience Fantasy
In today's practicum, Anne Winchell shows how fictoscience can be used in a fantasy setting.
Worldbuilding 202: AI and Worldbuilding
Today’s blogpost is about AI: what is is, how it works, and how to use it for worldbuilding.
Writing 201: Humour
In today's blogpost, Anne and I discuss humor: what it is, why it exists, how to use it in writing, plus we give descriptions of a variety of different types.
Worldbuilding 202: Socialism
In today's blogpost, I discuss socialism and how it is often misunderstood, going through several options one can choose to make their own socialisms.
Writing 202: Savior Stories
In today's blogpost, the magnificent Anne discusses saviour stories, the multiple issues with using them, and the ways you can use them to promote tolerance instead of intolerance.
Worldbuilding and Writing 202: Bigotry
In today's post, Anne and I discuss bigotry in terms of worldbuilding and how to write about it without endorsing it.
Worldbuilding 205: Winners write history
In today's blogpost, I examine the old saying, “History is written by the winners,” and dismantle it to reveal the truth.
Worldbuilding 201 Spirituality & Religion
In today's post, I discuss spirituality and religion along with the basis for making your own.
Worldbuilding 201: Colonization
In today's post, I discuss how and why colonisation has come about historically and how you can use it in worldbuilding.
Writing 105: Genre
Anne and I categorize various writing genres and the promises they make.
Practicum: Tshutsi
In this blogpost, I discuss my species the Tshutsi, a people famous for their neutrality in interstellar affairs.
Worldbuilding 203: Energy and Power
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.
Character 103: Trauma and Edumucation
Anne and I talk about how education and trauma play important roles in how a character becomes who they are.
Worldbuilding Analysis: Star Trek
A critique of how Star Trek does worldbuilding: the goods and the bads!
Writing 101: The 10 Rules of Writing, Part 2
Anne Winchell gives the second half of her rules of writing, focusing on advice and encouragement for writers.
Writing 101: The 10 Rules of Writing, Part 1
Anne Winchell gives the first half of her rules of writing, focusing on practical advice about storytelling and craft.
Worldbuilding 302: Corruption
In this post, I talk about corruption in broad strokes: how it works, and how it can even be useful to some degree.
Worldbuilding 104: Rules for Rulers
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.
Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Speeches
Anne Winchell and I talk about how to do speeches, what makes them work, and what makes them fall short.