Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard Season 14 is all about worldbuilding¹, and we’re kicking it off with a discussion of when you do that bit of work. Do you handle worldbuilding before you write the story, as you write the story, or after you’ve finished the story? We’ll talk about how we … Continue reading 14.01: Worldbuilding Begins! Up Front, or On the Fly?
Dan collected these three worldbuilding elements from Brandon, Mary, and Howard. Your job? Work them into a scene.
- Red food is taboo
- hairstyles are important
- Different species/races of sophont who cannot interbreed or share food.
The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi, narrated by Wil Wheaton