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Tag: World building

January 4, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Three Resources That Shaped the World of THE IVORY KEY, a guest post by Akshaya Raman

Three invaluable resources in building the world of THE IVORY KEY: a book, a tv show, and family.

October 11, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Building Worlds: How I Created a Fantasy Kingdom, a guest post by Meaghan McIsaac

Building the world for my MG fantasy The Bear House was a lot of work. When I set out to write the story of Aster and her kingdom, the Highen, I had no idea how big her world would end up being.

October 22, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Water, water, everywhere, a guest post by London Shah

Debut author London Shah joins us to talk about the world-building and research that went into designing a functioning submerged world in her forthcoming book, THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD.

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