Writing about the near future can be a challenge, especially when writing short stories. When I set out to write a short story today, one I had planned the night before, and then dreamed about as I slept, I realized that I had to think about how technology might differ from today a good sixty… Continue reading Writing about the Near Future
Category: World Building
Paper Mache Project Completed
Here is the final pictures of the paper mache project: I apologize for the fuzzy aspect to the pictures. They were taken with my phone camera. Also, I tilted the globe so you can see the north and south poles more clearly: I am looking down at the globe toward the northern hemisphere and… Continue reading Paper Mache Project Completed
Paper Mache Planet Update!
Finally! I have succeeded in determining a way to paint my planet. This is the first batch of paint — it will need at least two if not three coats of acrylic paint – and there is some pieces of continent in the southern hemisphere and three islands in the northern hemisphere that have yet… Continue reading Paper Mache Planet Update!
A Single Story
I recent TED Talk I found really spoke to me. Chimamanda Adichie is from Nigeria, and she speaks about the danger of a single story, where she relates how a single story of Africa has caused grave harm and a critical misunderstanding about the huge diversity of people and cultures within Africa. There are many… Continue reading A Single Story
Elivera Cultural Studies 1
I’ve been working on another project, where I record songs from my Elivera Universe. Below is the start of this series. Enjoy! Elivera Cultural Studies This current study concerns the Eagrok people of the continent of Vera. In the temperate regions of the continent, the trees are nearly a kilometer high and several kilometers at… Continue reading Elivera Cultural Studies 1
How I craft a language Part 1
Note: This will be the first in a series. I apologize for how late this is coming out. I had a health issue that was paramount, and now that has cleared up, I will be returning to writing in this blog once a week. Thank you for your patience! Whenever I create a language, I… Continue reading How I craft a language Part 1
Expressing oneself
This month has not been kind, but I have persevered. My writing hasn’t suffered too much despite everything, which is a relief. I tried hard to write no matter what or how I felt. Pushing through the hard times often feels like I’m walking on a heavier gravity planet, where the effort to lift my… Continue reading Expressing oneself
The Science of Aliens Part One
I have been reading the Science of Aliens by Clifford Pickover, which has been incredibly fascinating. It included a lot of pictures to help supplement the discussion. Since I have my world-building series about creating worlds for your stories, this seemed to be a good supplement to that series. Now we need aliens to populate the… Continue reading The Science of Aliens Part One
Writing Resources
I am part of a writing board called Legendfire, and over the past few months I’ve been working on a project to compile all the resources I could find on the site. Most of them were located in the Writing Resources forum, but a few were scattered in other miscellaneous threads throughout the site itself.… Continue reading Writing Resources
World-building Part 5 – Geomorphology (planetary features)
Note this is a series: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. A note for my readers, especially those interested in my paper mache planet project: This post in particular describes how I created my own tectonic plate maps, determined the geological features of my own planet including major rivers and lakes; I’ve… Continue reading World-building Part 5 – Geomorphology (planetary features)
Reshaping Reality 