The Mary Sue is there to get you informed about Sailor Moon before what is doubtlessly going to be an insanely popular relaunch, with part two of their series.
It’s odd, I’m paying attention to this more because I want to know what’s going to happen than I actually have any interest in the show.
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[Way With Worlds appears at Seventh Sanctum at at MuseHack]
So you want to build a nice detailed setting. You are ready to keep a record of everything so you review and expand your work. You’re ready to dive into this and put your world to pen, keyboard, map, and file.
This raises the question of just how you record everything.
If you’ve ever visited a fan wiki or purchased one of those “world of . . .” books that attempts to distill a novel or series of novels into a record of that universe, you know there is a lot of data. It can be a little daunting because when you want to create your setting in detail, really get into it, and you’re basically creating one of those. On your own. Along with writing your story or stories. It’s a bit daunting
What’s the best way to do it?
Well, that’s actually several questions. So let’s get to them. (more…)
