How do you go about creating a fictional world? It all starts with questions. Lots and lots of questions. In order to build your world,...

One of the most important aspects of writing a story is creating a believable and intriguing world for your characters to inhabit. This...

In the past, building a magic system for a story was a daunting task. There were so many factors to consider: the source of the magic,...

It's sort of a tradition now that the night before a book goes live that I sit down with a drink (currently a Mai Tai to wash down my...

I realized today I could better update my blog by, you know, actually updating it once a week. I've had a lot more activity going on at...

I know I've been radio silent for a while, but for good reason. We finally turned in that script for a movie version of Yolkman, and it's...

Some fun updates to alert you to. Firstly, I added an index to the back of Worldbuilding for Fantasy Fans and Authors. Why? Because I...

I've been silent a while, but have not been idle. As my last post alluded, I've been screenwriting again. Or at least should have been...

I’m currently writing my first screenplay in several years. Or, I will be writing said screenplay soon. My producers (one of which is the...

A few nights ago I finished the last episode of Schitt’s Creek, a show that I loved enough that I used a scene from as my exemplar to...