tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post7715878465556866048..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: World Building is not about funny namesScott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-21319623170663103112010-02-03T15:05:15.943-08:002010-02-03T15:05:15.943-08:00I'm so glad to hear someone say this. There i...I'm so glad to hear someone say this. There is a quote in the The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction that's about Ursula K. Le Guin that I've always kept in mind when writing fantasy or sci-fi (I only know the quote because it's at the beginning of a book I own).<br /><br />"She has given much to the genre, not least by showing (through example) how the traditional novelist's interest in questions of character need not be alien to SF."<br /><br />Pretty much says it all. Just because it's set in a different world there is no reason for it to be alien or have a purpose that is that different from a non-fantastical novel.veela-valoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440035766192540156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-2102895051430802562010-02-03T13:12:11.166-08:002010-02-03T13:12:11.166-08:00It's an interesting post for me to read, a my ...It's an interesting post for me to read, a my current WIP takes place in the future, and I keep reading that if your story is set in the future, it's got to be classified as sci-fi. And I keep feeling it's not sci-fi because there's been no world-building. I don't have new languages and a bunch of weird tools to fine. I've got a couple of advancements, a few societal things to make note of, but people are just people. <br /><br />It's interesting that some sci-fi may go too much in that directionRC Writer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825097243026042234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-76954726073112738182010-02-03T11:18:11.184-08:002010-02-03T11:18:11.184-08:00I write fantasy/historical romance. I try to keep ...I write fantasy/historical romance. I try to keep my fantasy realm with the same characteristics of the world as it was known in that time period. I don't like to stray too far from realism- as funny as that sounds when you have a sorceress for a heroine- as I like to keep my protagonist grounded in reality so readers can relate with her on a basic level.Lindsey Edwardshttp://www.thewritewords-lindsey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-71681387377137806692010-02-03T09:34:28.175-08:002010-02-03T09:34:28.175-08:00Scott, this is so true. You've hit several nai...Scott, this is so true. You've hit several nails squarely on their heads with this post. I've Tweeted a link to it.<br /><br />I know there's some great fantasy and science fiction out there, but I can never wrap my eyes around it because they keep tripping on misplaced apostrophes and unpronounceable words.Maggie Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397320196343147825noreply@blogger.com