FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: For our writers out there, what tools do you use to stay organized on your writing and promotion? Writing apps, list apps, resource sites, etc? Share! Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Sheena J. Himes: Managing depression/mental health issues while still maintaining a decent writing schedule. Tips? Suggestions? I’m balancing a fine line but I’m failing more than succeeding at this point, and my production divebombs during the winter. (My current self-care routine is adequate for maintaining my equilibrium but not at all helpful in staying productive.) Join the chat
Welcome to the second annual Worldbuilding Week at QSF. We’ll talk about all aspects of building a world for your story, including languages; alien/magical races; history and timelines; culture and politics; sex, marriage and reproduction; tools and techniques; and religion. It should be a lot of fun. Today we’re talking about tools and techniques, and A. Catherine Noon will be our moderator. Good morning! I’m author and textile artist A. Catherine Noon with you today, helping to facilitate a discussion about Worldbuilding Tools and Techniques. Since there are as many different approaches as there are writers, artists, and gamers, I … Read more
Welcome to the first annual Worldbuilding Week at QSF. We’ll talk about all aspects of building a world for your story, including languages; alien/magical races; history and timelines; culture and politics; sex, marriage and reproduction; and tools and techniques. It should be a lot of fun. OK, so you’ve come up with your very own language for your new world. You’ve chosen the most awesome-ever aliens or magical creatures to populate it. You’ve set up a timeline for your history, and you’ve built the culture that they’ll live in. And you’ve figured out the whole sex and marriage thing. Now … Read more
