The Deadly Sins of World Building (reflections on Sins 5 & 6)

Welcome back to my post-series where I reflect on Charlie Jane Anders‘s stellar article (found here) and compare my recent novel Eventide to her main points. This one’s for the writers who walk among us. By “deadly sins”, CJA means errors authors make in building the universe their novels sit in.

Let’s dive back in …

Sin 5) Inventing a history that is totally logical

CJA says:

In an imaginary world, the strongest side always wins and the people who are in charge are always the desc...