By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Your novel’s world will change the look and feel of every setting in that world. Where is your novel set? It’...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Your story’s world can create unique problems for your protagonist. Every story starts a different way—not in...

By R.W. W. Greene, @rwwgreene Part of the How They Do It Series JH: One of science fiction’s strengths is showing future possibilities and w...

By Bethany Henry Part of The How They Do It Series JH: There's something magical about making magic, and it's often a fantasy writer...

By Bethany Henry Part of The How They Do It Series JH: Celebrations can be delightful backdrops for a novel. Bethany Henry shares tips on ho...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Losing readers in the opening scene is a problem many novels face. Opening scenes lead really stressful lives...

By Laurence MacNaughton, @LMacNaughton Part of The How They Do It Series JH: A believable world is a must for a fantasy or science fiction a...

By Deborah J. Ross Part of The How They Do It Series JH: Creating alien worlds and cultures is a staple of science fiction. Deborah J. Ross ...

By Lisa Lowe Stauffer, @LisaLStauffer Part of The How They Do It Series JH: What’s in a scene is more than just stage dressing and pro...

By J. Kathleen Cheney, @jkcheney Part of the Indie Authors Series Writers are caught in a world of conflicting priorities, exemplified...

By Andrew Wood, @andrewtheauthor Part of the How They Do It Series JH: Creating a fantasy world is half the fun of writing a fantasy n...

By Laurence MacNaughton, @LMacNaughton   Part of the How They Do It Series (Contributing Author) How do you, as a writer, build a new ...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Half the fun of writing fantasy and science fiction is creating the world. It’s a way to stretch your cre...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy World building is a part of every novel, even if there isn't much to do to create that world.  Nov...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy Part of the Early Stages of a Novel Series This series has been discussing the early stages of writing ...

By Lesley L. Smith Part of the How They Do It Series JH: Back in the day when science fiction first became a thing, those writing it w...

By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy One of the traps a writer can fall into is spending so much time developing a world they feel the need t...

By Zara Quentin, @zara_quentin Part of the How They Do It Series JH: Please help me welcome Zara Quentin to the lecture hall today, to...

By Juliette Wade, @JulietteWade  Part of the How They Do It Series JH: Even though we've spent so much time and effort on our worl...

By Juliette Wade, @JulietteWade  Part of the How They Do It Series JH: Creating a rich world makes for a great novel, no matter if tha...