Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Consulting
Ask the Bard
C U Next Tuesday
Newsletters
About
Ask the Bard
Latest
Top
Discussions
Ask the Bard #41: What Does Fiction is Culture Mean to Me?
Spoiler alert: everything.
Sep 10
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
18
4
Ask the Bard #40: The Personal Evil of a World Without Words
For this week's worldbuilding advice column, Haly tackles a question designed (by her husband) to drive her over the edge: building a world without oral…
Sep 3
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
10
Ask the Bard #39: Turning Contrast Into Conflict
In this week's worldbuilding advice column, Haly starts the new cycle with a look at the key difference between contrast and conflict and how one…
Aug 27
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
8
Ask the Bard #38: Comic Relief
In this week's advice column, Haly gives some examples of comic relief and talks about how and why to use this device in your storytelling.
Aug 20
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
11
2
Ask the Bard #37: Time-Bound Tension, Swamp Life, & Apocalypse-Level Events
Haly tackles some tricky topics in this week's worldbuilding advice column and gets personal with spacetime, antebellum details, and ALEs.
Aug 14
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
8
Ask the Bard #35: Why Horror?
This special AtB features a conversation about horror's emotional impact between Haly and steampunk author D.W. Dixon. Also: Summer Camp updates and…
Jul 10
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
11
6
Ask the Bard #34: Does Worldbuilding REALLY Matter?
Haly gives a shocking answer to an age-old question.
Jun 20
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
6
1
Ask the Bard #33: Project Franklin & Holiday World
Haly's celebrating a major milestone and giving an update for everyone who is following the progress of Project Franklin.
May 2
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
11
2
Ask the Bard #32: Fixing Spacetime and Determining Technology
Slightly delayed, but still here to help! This week, Haly dishes advice on how to untangle a twisted timeline and the best way to settle on a level of…
Apr 24
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
3
Ask the Bard #31: Worldbuilding as a Community Project
Haly's getting back into the swing of things with an all-new Worldbuilding Wednesday. She's dishing out advice on how to organize your worldbuilding to…
Apr 17
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
6
3
Worldbuilding Wednesday #30: I'm Back, Bay-Bee & the Necessity of Description in Contemporary Worldbuilding
Haly is back after moving house! This week, she unpacks her household goods and serves up some advice on why world description is important for both…
Mar 26
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
6
2
Worldbuilding Wednesday #29: When Custom > Law
It's #WorldbuildingWednesday and Haly is tackling a tricky question about customs outweighing laws! Also, the weekly Quick Six writing/worldbuilding…
Mar 6
•
Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
5
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
