This is a great question...basically because I never thought about it.
Usually I start with a short story. Some idea comes to me, about a page to three pages long, that establish a conflict and a character. Then I go back and look at where the character is, what information I do have from that story and try and develop a culture around it.
And from the culture usually the rest of the world develops.
I guess that is backwards, in real life my teachers used to say the culture came from the surroundings. So I do my research backwards. But it works for me.
Again, thanks for the conversation. I love looking at what I do and why - and I look forward to seeing if some of these sites you all have suggested can help some of my orphans find new life.
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Date: 2009-07-28 05:47 pm (UTC)Usually I start with a short story. Some idea comes to me, about a page to three pages long, that establish a conflict and a character. Then I go back and look at where the character is, what information I do have from that story and try and develop a culture around it.
And from the culture usually the rest of the world develops.
I guess that is backwards, in real life my teachers used to say the culture came from the surroundings. So I do my research backwards. But it works for me.
Again, thanks for the conversation. I love looking at what I do and why - and I look forward to seeing if some of these sites you all have suggested can help some of my orphans find new life.