Bring your world to life
Jonathan Roberts of Fantastic Maps has published a fantastic quick tutorial that teaches you how to design a town. I’ve been a fan of Jonathan’s work for a long time especially since he was commissioned to produce The Lands Of Fire And Ice. I’ve also been playing with the idea of focusing my whole world […]
Steven Sanders has drawn a number of comics for Marvel and Image; from Wolverine and The X-Men to Deadpool and Five Fists Of Science. He has over a decade of professional experience in the illustration field and now he’s turning his attention to world building. Symbiosis is a world where technology and biology are inextricably […]
The recent magic articles on Sanderson’s First and Second law has brought up a number of interesting discussions about internal-consistency and learning how to bend the rules we have created as writers without losing the trust or acceptance of our readers. When you bend your own rules in an acceptable way cool things can happen […]
This article follows on from the article “Have You Mastered The First Law Of Magic?” Sanderson’s Second Law Of Magic “Limitations > Powers” Brandon Sanderson, 2011 Essentially this law is saying that adding limitations to your magic system are what will make it both interesting and memorable in your readers mind. They force your characters […]
Welcome my dear Witches, Wizards, Warlocks and all you other magic folk sat in the rafters. Today’s lesson is the most fundamental lesson you need in order to use magic in your story world. Sanderson’s First Law Of Magic “An author’s ability to solve conflict with magic is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to how well the reader […]
I had written an article about magic to go out this week however when Jeno told me about this online course from NASA and The Arizona State University I quickly swapped the publishing calendar as it’s too good to miss. What is The Habitable Worlds Project? It’s an online course run by the Arizona State […]
