I have a hobby. I make generators – programs that generate characters, plots, items, etc. for writing, role-playing, and just general fun. It’s fascinating…

Parallel Earths are a classic element of writing, almost as commonly accepted as aliens, faster-than-light-travel, magic, and cyberspace. Indeed, my entire Xai project is…

During the latest American election, I bitterly noted that too much politics was based on three excuses; blame God, blame Darwin, blame history. I…

When we build our worlds, we may know some fine details. We may know whys and hows and ifs and whens. We may know…

A bit of news: Way With Worlds is being translated into German at Christian Spliess’s Page. Go and check it out! And now, on…

A lot of this column comes from my experiences in worldbuilding – playing and writing RPGs, a shared-universe project, and my past and current…

Years ago, someone told me Star Trek was racist. This, of course, stunned me. The original series broke down barriers. It dealt with racism.…

A few columns ago, I wrote about “Timeline Based Writing, which works in the following way: It’s been nearly a year since I started…

First of all, I’d like to announce that “Way With Worlds” just picked up another distributor! It’s available at the re-launched lit.org! Lit.org was…

Well the last column on crime, law, and punishment in one’s continuity generated the most feedback I’ve had period. Even more than the religion…

One thing that can get overlooked in worldbuilding is legal systems. It’s easy to assume things are perfect, or corrupt, or “just like us,”…

It was anime that introduced me to Fanservice. You may or may not have heard the term, but it refers to those moments of…