tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post8189117326428952271..comments2024-03-28T11:13:13.409-04:00Comments on Balancing Act: World Building: An Open Book Blog Hop PostSamantha Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-54611902222929321122022-09-24T12:32:06.954-04:002022-09-24T12:32:06.954-04:00I love world-building but it is a balancing act. I...I love world-building but it is a balancing act. If there's too much information thrown at me, I lose interest. It needs to have a "here and now" feel with different scenario reveals either through beats, dialogue, action, sometimes straight up narrative. A balance, for sure! <br /><br />Also, there has to be a suspense of disbelief involved, right? Great post!Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447552226485618096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-5321239691973317152022-09-23T10:54:39.337-04:002022-09-23T10:54:39.337-04:00World building can be so fun.World building can be so fun.Patricia JLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582005500429122486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-50132511455411606272022-09-19T15:41:13.771-04:002022-09-19T15:41:13.771-04:00For some reason, I cannot comment as Richard Dee, ...For some reason, I cannot comment as Richard Dee, just as my old blogger persona. My worlds are based on what's familiar, just twisted or enhanced to become a vision of the future, or even of an alternative now. Moontidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056571533496930932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-66503685122515010912022-09-19T15:38:46.861-04:002022-09-19T15:38:46.861-04:00So true, make it easy for the reader. Tweeted.So true, make it easy for the reader. Tweeted.Daryl Devoréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941826725131248565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-30525123976762557082022-09-19T15:02:00.479-04:002022-09-19T15:02:00.479-04:00When I wrote my Free Wolves books, I had to figure...When I wrote my Free Wolves books, I had to figure out how to allow my shapeshifters to exist in the world we normal humans populate. pjmaclayne3@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667202583864487354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-74145716359054560532022-09-19T13:55:17.074-04:002022-09-19T13:55:17.074-04:00All my characters are set in the real world, and s...All my characters are set in the real world, and so I prefer to build upon the characters rather than on the world we already know.Stevie Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929562166917794289noreply@blogger.com