tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post5032008580069636556..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Quick and Dirty World BuildingAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-49718598562058429252012-08-14T01:51:11.331+07:002012-08-14T01:51:11.331+07:00Fun coming back to this after today's post, an...Fun coming back to this after today's post, and seeing how it carries different weight now.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-84171587317750195722011-03-30T08:43:35.931+07:002011-03-30T08:43:35.931+07:00Awesome, Julie. And it's true: world building ...Awesome, Julie. And it's true: world building isn't just for fantasy writers.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-65844727603393611302011-03-30T08:12:19.778+07:002011-03-30T08:12:19.778+07:00These are great, and totally realistic. I don'...These are great, and totally realistic. I don't write fantasy, I write contemporary. But I wrote about a location that was new to me, and I used the very same tools.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-43078477749028105622011-03-29T13:15:57.924+07:002011-03-29T13:15:57.924+07:00You Sir are welcome, always happy to be of service...You Sir are welcome, always happy to be of service.Emmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758728975176586446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-21774992820425060412011-03-29T07:40:55.203+07:002011-03-29T07:40:55.203+07:00Aw, crap! Now I owe Emmet a sketch.
The lesson? G...Aw, crap! Now I owe Emmet a sketch.<br /><br />The lesson? Google maps is a good start, but it wouldn't hurt to change the coastlines a little before you publish said map in your own novel.<br /><br />Stupid world travelers reading my blog ;-)Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-35810269152746706832011-03-29T04:58:48.555+07:002011-03-29T04:58:48.555+07:00The Azors keep coming up, I don't know why. Or...The Azors keep coming up, I don't know why. Or perhaps Malta? LOL Do I get two guesses? Loved this. It reminds me that I got away from world building to intentionally force myself to write stories. Now I've pushed myself so far away, I've forgotten the joy I used to have in the process. I need to find a happy medium. Soon. LOLVictoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978050059674596756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-40957121303533350722011-03-29T01:58:31.811+07:002011-03-29T01:58:31.811+07:00Yes, I do this. But I have no idea where you'v...Yes, I do this. But I have no idea where you've taken your bits of map from.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-88081212761856804292011-03-28T23:48:12.211+07:002011-03-28T23:48:12.211+07:00Excellent ideas, thanks Adam!
Man, I love maps.Excellent ideas, thanks Adam!<br /><br />Man, I love maps.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-49715304967699139832011-03-28T23:10:51.778+07:002011-03-28T23:10:51.778+07:00Indonesia!....?Indonesia!....?Emmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758728975176586446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-242552772329002652011-03-28T21:21:30.774+07:002011-03-28T21:21:30.774+07:00never thought of that - thanks!never thought of that - thanks!IanBontemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942749761260327580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-27574819772151146622011-03-28T21:20:49.843+07:002011-03-28T21:20:49.843+07:00I can't write without a map. For some reason, ...I can't write without a map. For some reason, I have to see where everything's happening, even if the map doesn't matter to the final work.<br /><br />And you know how I feel about mixing word roots ;-) Cool!Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-55879496115467860442011-03-28T20:08:30.945+07:002011-03-28T20:08:30.945+07:00We are on the same wavelength, as I was doing this...We are on the same wavelength, as I was doing this all last week! Awesome.<br /><br />I love your ideas! I'm so geographically challenged, I would never attempt a map, but the rest OH YES.<br /><br />Other tips? <br />Twisting fairy tales is a tried and true method of storytelling, even if you take some small obscure element and twist it beyond all recognition.<br /><br />I wanted to come up with names that sounded like they could have come from a certain culture, but didn't want to use the actual names from any historical/mythical persons. So I took the coolest word-roots from several mythical names, mixed and matched with some cool sounding suffixes and voila! A whole character naming system.<br /><br />Thanks for the tips!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com