The Deadly Sins of World Building (reflections on Sins 1 & 2)

Thus begins a series of posts in which I reflect on the main points in Charlie Jane Anders’ excellent world building article (found here).

My intention is to compare my recent novel Eventide to those main points. Her ideas are an important set of ‘whetstones’ against which spec fic authors can and should measure aspects of their projects. Let’s dive in.

Sin 1) Not thinking about basic infrastructure

This is about colouring the world and making it credible. Anders asks, “Who takes away ...