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Ah yes. Some writers talk about their super organized notes, and I’m just like “I have a head. And some notes here…or maybe over there…”
First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)
Fork the GorkI shall have to try the textbook method.
If you want to find all the cops, they're hanging out in the donut shop.
Oh yeah, and the basics of a civilization?
Donuts and swords.
No, seriously. Virtually every culture, even the most basic ones, makes some kind of killing implement—sword, or spear, or similar—out of metal or animal teeth or obsidian or whatever they have. And they also learn how to make bread, often fried bread (hence the donuts)
Many cultures also learn early on how to ferment plant matter and make a wine equivalent.
"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers
Yes, that is me. 100%
Which is worse? Angry cat Batman or Batman?
#AnduthForever (hopefully 💕)My pages are covered in random notes about everything, from worldbuilding to plot, and then I don’t look back at them, and forget what’s going on.
If you want to find all the cops, they're hanging out in the donut shop.
The textbook format has been appreciated by several writers. According to a survey performed by a certain Stepheroni and Cheese, two out of two young writing enthusiasts used this world-building tool regularly.
Mm, I credit you with accurate scientific knowledge. Take my friendship.
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One of the first things I pin down are what I consider the building blocks of a culture; Cold or warm; Individualist or collectivist; Rich or poor; Military or civilian; Old or young. Then I find the cultural ideals for beauty, character, morality, nobility, justice.
This stuff is all so fuuuuuun, and all so eeendleeeeeeesssss. And just one of those things, like the individualist or collectivist question, can be taken down a million rabbit holes.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh yesss…… It never ends …..
I actually really need to flesh out some of my cultures on these lines, but then there’s the cultures inside bigger cultures, and the random pockets of society, and this is just one tribe?!
*Screams into pillow in a mixture of pure joy and pain*
First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)
Fork the GorkAnd then what if… if theresafoodcalledshoemashandyoudon’tknowwhybutyoumadeitupanditsoundsdelicousandnowyouhavetothinkofareasonbecauseyourfamlythinksit’snastysoundingso-
It’s porridge, but the “everything but the kitchen sink kind” and is delicous.
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
*Watches you scream* *Joins you by screaming into my stuffed unicorn*
The best decision I ever made for Project Lovedream was to limit the world-building to one city due to an extreme history of isolationism, plus the science fiction boundaries implemented because of it. It makes my job a whole lot easier.
Have you drawn maps for your project yet? I haven’t.
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A perfectly understandable complication. After all, now you have to make every aspect of your world just as complicated as that porridge recipe. It’s only natural.
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*Whimpers*
Maps? I tried. I really did.
*Screaming intensifies*
Yeah, I probably need to find some natural boundaries I can stick in. I’m not trying to be Tolkien. I just don’t know where to make it stop.
Not that I don’t love it at the same time…..First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)
Fork the GorkI’m sorry, I shouldn’t have reawakened the trauma. *Pats your head apologetically* We’ve all been through it before.
Boundaries will help. Writing is like a relationship. You can’t let it take over your life, Koshka. I believe in you.
🤣😝
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EXACTLY. XD I even started a language simply so I could have it on signs in the illustrations. Like, no one speaks it in the story, but it’s there??? It did help me figure out the social hierarchy though, since I had all these neat names and no roles to put them to.
HOWEVER. I am rather proud of the Dorwain’s pagan religion, as dark as it is. It saved the world from becoming a huge political allegory, and gave the Dorwains an actual reason to hate the Eirtanians. It does cause one small problem though.
The gods don’t have names. And if they get names they’ll have to be in Dorwainish, which is different from Eishlagair, but has not been necessary up to this point. *slowly panics*
You have listened to fears, child. Come, let me breathe on you... Are you brave again? -Aslan
*Sniffles* It’s okay. I think.
I may need boundaries.
XD
First Grand Historian of Arreth and the Lesser Realms (aka Kitty)
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