tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post7763660896964666844..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: Help! World-Building!Annalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-13560867153309030302015-10-30T10:01:37.916+00:002015-10-30T10:01:37.916+00:00Excellent post! World building is the most excitin...Excellent post! World building is the most exciting part of fantasy and sci-fi (and some other speculative fiction areas). Asking questions about why, digging deeper into the story behind the written story- that's a great way to start.J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-80887328274082318972015-10-15T22:55:38.494+01:002015-10-15T22:55:38.494+01:00Great post, Gwen! And timely, as I'm working o...Great post, Gwen! And timely, as I'm working on some pre-writing right now that requires world-building.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-59214956880736932642015-10-15T13:50:57.639+01:002015-10-15T13:50:57.639+01:00Hi everyone, thanks for popping in and checking ou...Hi everyone, thanks for popping in and checking out Gwen's post. Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-80999992976277788182015-10-15T02:25:01.216+01:002015-10-15T02:25:01.216+01:00Very helpful! thanks:)Very helpful! thanks:)Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-59907251652914593012015-10-15T00:17:45.422+01:002015-10-15T00:17:45.422+01:00World building is fun, isn't it? It's by f...World building is fun, isn't it? It's by far my favorite (and easiest) part. And hey, we had a similar idea. Great minds do think alike. ^_~ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-86028761058398596052015-10-15T00:14:17.999+01:002015-10-15T00:14:17.999+01:00Exactly, Christine! Things build on each other. Yo...Exactly, Christine! Things build on each other. You often have to ask 'why' three times in a row.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-2044804998078890372015-10-15T00:12:45.608+01:002015-10-15T00:12:45.608+01:00So glad you found this useful! *blushes*So glad you found this useful! *blushes*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-79575771866401011332015-10-15T00:12:00.254+01:002015-10-15T00:12:00.254+01:00Glad you like it M.J.! Hopefully this helps you.Glad you like it M.J.! Hopefully this helps you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-64513049551907159312015-10-15T00:11:12.622+01:002015-10-15T00:11:12.622+01:00Glad I got you thinking! And yes, you can use '...Glad I got you thinking! And yes, you can use 'why' for stories set in modern day too. 50/50 though on whether that requires more research or not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-72255488304975422042015-10-15T00:09:22.326+01:002015-10-15T00:09:22.326+01:00Questions are always a good way to dig down deep a...Questions are always a good way to dig down deep and understand things. I'm glad you use them too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-62379310294034395642015-10-15T00:07:24.324+01:002015-10-15T00:07:24.324+01:00I totally agree ^_^I totally agree ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-61198488406663325432015-10-14T22:02:41.394+01:002015-10-14T22:02:41.394+01:00World building is a blast. I write a series based ...World building is a blast. I write a series based on humans modified for planets instead of planets terraformed. And yes, it all has to make some sort of logical sense.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-66770584034718112732015-10-14T18:54:46.431+01:002015-10-14T18:54:46.431+01:00Fantastic post. It is all about the little things ...Fantastic post. It is all about the little things connecting together to build the world. Well done.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-87742621498114045272015-10-14T18:04:57.164+01:002015-10-14T18:04:57.164+01:00Brilliant post that gets the mind whirring!! Thank...Brilliant post that gets the mind whirring!! Thanks for taking the time to share - really useful stuff! Enjoy the rest of the week. Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-90985375420444863512015-10-14T17:00:01.602+01:002015-10-14T17:00:01.602+01:00Any time, Julie.Any time, Julie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106399041059595196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-28646040666183765672015-10-14T16:54:43.964+01:002015-10-14T16:54:43.964+01:00This is a great post. I'm currently writing fa...This is a great post. I'm currently writing fantasy, and I never feel like I'm handling the world-building aspect well.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-49752250607895804122015-10-14T16:40:33.909+01:002015-10-14T16:40:33.909+01:00this is an excellent post and really made me think...this is an excellent post and really made me think about how much goes into building other worlds. But to some extent, even creating the proper settings for regular life - too often I don't ask why. I think I assume the reader will just know where I'm coming from. Thanks for bringing in your guest. This was a good blog "party". Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-33372084589247948722015-10-14T15:11:42.784+01:002015-10-14T15:11:42.784+01:00Why is definitely one of the best questions you ca...Why is definitely one of the best questions you can ask! I'm a huge questions asker in my writing. Why? If this is true, what else is true? What makes ___ act that way?Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-34998321013967500062015-10-14T14:44:36.137+01:002015-10-14T14:44:36.137+01:00Awesome. That's the single best question in th...Awesome. That's the single best question in the entire writerly world--whether applied to world building, character motivations, or the theme of a story. Awesome.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-75182696919514606122015-10-14T13:57:53.475+01:002015-10-14T13:57:53.475+01:00This was really interesting for me to read as I...This was really interesting for me to read as I've never tried world building and am intimidated by the idea of it. Thanks for sharing your process, Gwen!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.com