Choosing industries in your worldbuilding – Writing on Caffeine

This month in my newsletter, Writing on Caffeine, I am going to talk about different industries in your world and how you can use them to shape your worldbuilding. After all, how your world generates new materials can play a fundamental part of the politics, economics and wider social statuses in your world. Not yet … More Choosing industries in your worldbuilding – Writing on Caffeine

How to write a group of characters – Writing on Caffeine

This month in my newsletter, Writing on Caffeine,  I’m going to talk about group dynamics. You don’t need an ensemble cast – just more than two characters interacting at the same time. However, the impact of group dynamics is more keenly felt on larger scale casts – especially when you have a group of characters … More How to write a group of characters – Writing on Caffeine

Having all the time in the world isn’t always a good thing

You might think that having all the time in the world to do your writing is a good thing. You have these images of people with unlimited time sitting there with a candle burning, a notebook and a pen on their desk, wistfully staring out of the window and contemplating existence. However, I don’t think … More Having all the time in the world isn’t always a good thing

Travelling around your world – Writing on Caffeine

This month in my newsletter, Writing on Caffeine,  I’m talking about warm up exercises for your writing craft, why they’re important and a few ideas for you to use! Like any craft, you need to practice your writing muscles outside of your core projects, and that’s where little warm ups can come into help! Not … More Travelling around your world – Writing on Caffeine

Travelling around your world – Writing on Caffeine

This month in my newsletter, Writing on Caffeine, I’m looking at worldbuilding, and the topic of conversation is how your characters travel around your world. How people travel can be intrinsic to how large or small the world they experience is – if everyone travels on foot, then journeys of a few hundred miles will … More Travelling around your world – Writing on Caffeine