The Houston Writers Guild conference was a great experience. I taught the workshop on worldbuilding that I taught in Austin in February and I think it went well. I felt more disorganized than the first time, but the attendees asked good pertinent questions and I think they got good stuff Read more…
Busy weekend. The worldbuilding course went well, and if you attended I would love to get feedback on how it worked for you. We covered my main points: Every author, even mainstream authors, must do worldbuilding. Avoid the infodump and pages of backstory. Watch out for the dreaded phrase, “As Read more…
The Writers’ League of Texas has invited me to lead a class on worldbuilding this Saturday. For more information about the class, please click the link below. I Want to Go There: Creating Believable Worlds My philosophy of worldbuilding can be compared to the famous opening of Dr. Spock’s Baby Read more…