For works of fiction set in familiar worlds, the ones in which the reader already lives and is accustomed to, worldbuilding is a question of keeping things “real” – of…Continue readingCreating the world where Were-kind live
“Worthless story of worthless people in worthless chatter.” “A century ago when my husband was a youngish man he spotted a book in the library called ‘The Experts Speak’, filled…Continue readingWhen the experts speak … nonsense
Whence stories? Stories rarely spring from some grand idea. More often they are sparked by something small, something unsuspected. Some time ago a friend tossed me an idea “challenge” —…Continue readingSuperheroes (retired) you never heard of