L.P. Peace's Blog, page 7

You may already have noticed but...

... I'm not a great blogger!

For me, blogging is like extracting teeth, though pretty certain I'd find that easier! The fact is, I struggle to think about what I could write. I love writing, worldbuilding, planning a series and these things are definitely useful skills to have and to develop if they're something you want to be able to do. But my day to day life is very quiet. I live in a two-bed flat (apartment for you Americans), with my husband Jonathan and our three cats. I get up early in th...

A Worldbuilder's Toolbox

What skills do you need as a worldbuilder?

Like I said last time, worldbuilding is one of my favourite pass times. I find it so much fun, though obviously it’s not for everyone. A lot of people talk about asking questions and that’s always a good place to start. But what do you ask questions about? What makes up a culture?

In my last article I mentioned some of the fundamentals, politics, religion, history, borders. All of these things matter to a world and will instruct a lot of how it develop...

Why I love Worldbuilding!

Warning!!! Spoilers for Renegades ahead!

One of my favourite things in the world to do is world build. Not because I want to feel godlike, but because of the scope of creativity.

There is nothing like sketching out a world and then discovering it. From the histories and culture to the religions and politics and more. For many that may sound dry but it is not. These things matter to the identity of any nation. They affect how we see ourselves as individuals, how we see our place in our na...