Mar 156 min readCrafting Your WorldWeaving In Your WorldbuildingHey, it’s Emily, and welcome back to our Crafting Your World series! This is our last post in this blog series, so today we will discuss...
Feb 167 min readCrafting Your WorldThe Arcane and the Tech: All About Magic SystemsHey, it’s Emily! Today we’re discussing a favorite worldbuilding facet: magic systems. Many fantasy novels—such as high fantasy, fairy...
Feb 25 min readCrafting Your WorldHow and Why to Create a LanguageGabrielle here! Soda, pop, coke. Three different names for a carbonated sugary drink in the same language. However, with just one word, a...
Jan 195 min readCrafting Your WorldCrafting a CultureHey, it’s Emily! Last week, Gabrielle talked about Religion and Mythology and how those stories influence a culture and illuminate its...
Jan 55 min readCrafting Your WorldReligion and MythologyGabrielle here! Like many nerdy middle schoolers who were obsessed with reading, I quickly became obsessed with Greek mythology. I loved...
Dec 22, 20236 min readCrafting Your WorldYour World and Its OriginsHey, it’s Emily! As I’ve been working on my new novel this year, I have discovered the importance of worldbuilding but especially of...
Dec 8, 20236 min readCrafting Your WorldCreating an EnvironmentGabrielle here! In contrast to my fellow editors, I grew up in Wisconsin. So breaking out my winter jacket before it’s freezing seems...