Just Making Stuff Up

16th Sep 2021

Just Making Stuff Up: World-Building (at its most basic level)

The main basics I cover when starting world-building is: who, what, where, when? Who are the people? What are the people? Where are they living? When is this? Now, let’s break it down a little bit. I’ll explore a bit… Continue reading
29th Jul 2021

“Just Making Stuff Up”: Character Depth (the surface)

JUST A REMINDER: this is a lot of my own writing process, and may not reflect the process of other writers. Art never has a manual when it comes to the way everyone does it, and so don’t let people… Continue reading
23rd Jun 2021

“Just Making Stuff Up”: the Basics of Character

When I say “the Basics of Character”, I mean a snapshot picture of them: their appearance. What they look like without any physical moving characteristics and without considering what’s on the inside. Everything discussed in this post also isn’t recommended… Continue reading
16th Jun 2021

All you have to do is make stuff up, right?

Some people marvel at the ability of other’s to write, and I didn’t understand that for a while. I have a friend who sometimes can’t wrap his head around writing and how you improve your skills for writing (pertaining to… Continue reading