Worldbuilding is the bread and butter of any fantasy writer. Of any writer, really. In fantasy, though, only our imagination is the limit. The idea of making up my own rules, of playing god in my own world, has always appealed to the control freak in me. Also, I never liked to do the in-depth, meticulous research I’d have to do if I wanted to credibly set a story in a place that actually exists. That doesn’t mean, though, that as fantasy writers we’re spared any research. In my own writing, I take elements from our world, natural or cultural, Read More …