Using Anthropology for World Building – Part 2 (Religion)
In this second article on how to use anthropology for world building, we’ll focus on the element of religion.
Using Anthropology for World Building – Part 1 (Language)
In using anthropology for world building, language, one of the key elements which separates cultures, can also be used to separate your fiction.
Review: Fee Simple Conditional by H.C. Helfand – A 2022 Indie Author Review Selection
Description • The Review • Author Interview • More About the Author Description (from Amazon.com) What lasts in this world? For Abigail Fischer, nothing lasts. Everyone and everything has left her. No family, no lover, no home. Until she found the magic key that lit the spark to make her whole. In the most unlikely…
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A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #9
In this issue: The Transit continues with Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or the Second Transit, Two New Reads, New Posts, An Indie Author Program Review Selection (a review).
On Fog & Emotion
Like the cat of Carl Sandburg’s poem, fog does not announce itself very well. So how can we use this stealthy behavior as a writing tool?
A Little Experiment with Weather & Emotions
Earlier this year, I did a little study about weather and emotions. Here are some thoughts on what I found.
Review: Captain Madigan (Tales of the Whiskey Richard Book 1) by Patrick Fullmer – A 2022 Indie Author Review Selection
Description • The Review • Author Interview • More About the Author Description (from Amazon.com) Fast-paced, sci-fi action in the spirit of Guardians of the Galaxy! Smuggling, fighting, killing – the life of a space privateer is a young man’s game. Albert Madigan, captain of the Whiskey Richard, sure as hell knows that description no longer…
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The Thunderstorm Story Model
I’ve always loved the dynamics behind thunderstorms and recently, I’ve been seeing parallels to the standard plot curve many writers have been taught.
A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #8
In this issue: Beneath Gehenna, Updates on Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or the Second Transit, New Posts, An Indie Author Program Review Selection (a review).
Psychological Injunctions, Drivers & Your Characters
In legal terms, injunctions are authoritative warnings or orders, typically given in the court system. Drivers are quite the opposite. They are the things you should do. So how can we relate these to your characters?
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