The Story Engine Blog
Lore Fragments: Unearthing Your Fictional World
By Peter Chiykowski A few strategically placed lore details can add oodles of depth, character, and immersion to a fictional world, but knowing where to start (and stop) in developing you're setting's lore can...
Lore Fragments: Unearthing Your Fictional World
By Peter Chiykowski A few strategically placed lore details can add oodles of depth, character, and immersion to a fictional world, but knowing where to start (and stop) in developing you're setting's lore can...
Culture Keyholes: Asking Questions at the Heart...
By Peter Chiykowski "What do they not have a word for?" "What are their beliefs in life after death?" "What are the consequences of criticizing someone powerful?" For worldbuilders, small questions...
Culture Keyholes: Asking Questions at the Heart...
By Peter Chiykowski "What do they not have a word for?" "What are their beliefs in life after death?" "What are the consequences of criticizing someone powerful?" For worldbuilders, small questions...
Arabella's World: What My 9-Year-Old Taught Me ...
By Seth Ring As a full-time writer, avid worldbuilder, and long time worldbuilding podcast host, I was incredibly excited to get my hands on the Deck of Worlds. Seriously, anything that...
Arabella's World: What My 9-Year-Old Taught Me ...
By Seth Ring As a full-time writer, avid worldbuilder, and long time worldbuilding podcast host, I was incredibly excited to get my hands on the Deck of Worlds. Seriously, anything that...
From Prompt, To Concept, To Microfiction
Guest Blog by Brandon Crilly Lately I’ve been writing more and more microfiction, specifically using The Story Engine to spark ideas. I thought I’d walk you through the process for my...
From Prompt, To Concept, To Microfiction
Guest Blog by Brandon Crilly Lately I’ve been writing more and more microfiction, specifically using The Story Engine to spark ideas. I thought I’d walk you through the process for my...
Leave Room For Wonder
By James and Seth of the WorldCraft Club Podcast I remember standing at a dock in Erie Pennsylvania and looking out over the vast expanse of Lake Erie (one of The...
Leave Room For Wonder
By James and Seth of the WorldCraft Club Podcast I remember standing at a dock in Erie Pennsylvania and looking out over the vast expanse of Lake Erie (one of The...
What Does It Mean to Be the Creator of a World?
By Kaelan Doyle-Myerscough This question might sound a little lofty—after all, for many of us worldbuilding is a hobby. But regardless of what inspires us to do it, worldbuilding is...
What Does It Mean to Be the Creator of a World?
By Kaelan Doyle-Myerscough This question might sound a little lofty—after all, for many of us worldbuilding is a hobby. But regardless of what inspires us to do it, worldbuilding is...