Worldbuilding with Havencross
Language. Economy. Crime. Myths. Natural Resources. How do you fit worldbuilding on all these subjects into a 217 page romance? You pick two to focus on deeply and weave the rest in subtley, as Julie Daines does in Havencross. Havencross is a regency romance. Books in this genre are set in early nineteenth century England, […]
Hack the Reader’s Brain with the 5 Senses
Writers have one of the coolest jobs in the world—creating whole worlds inside another person’s brain. #writing #brainhack #storytelling Writing, really, is a unique form of telepathic communication, transporting characters, places, plots, and ideas across time and space. I don’t think I have to tell you that as cool as this job is, it’s also […]