Writers Lunch: The Worldbuilding of Holiday Fiction

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! From Life Day to Beltine to First Contact day, fantasy and sci-fi are full of invented holidays. Usually these are celebrations that mark special events, honor seasonal changes, or even deify certain people. Holidays add that extra bit of sauce to your worldbuilding to make it feel lived in. Not only can they help you signal important plot or setting details, they can also help you explore your characters as holidays are a complex time for people. They can be sources of joy or grief, of comfort or pain. So pour yourself a cup of hot cocoa and come explore the worldbuilding powers of holidays!

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Do you want your fight scenes to pop so hard, your reader’s jaw clenches? Ian (he/him) is a master at blocking and describing fight scenes. Due to his experience as both an actor and a Muay Thai fighter, his ability to visualize and improve both large- and small-scale warfare is unparalleled. Ian has an invaluable background in both technical writing and news reporting that empowers him to help you accurately and clearly portray complex physical events while proportionally suffusing them with raw emotion and grit. Ian is an expert on a myriad of battle weaponry and field logistics and knows just how to knock a reader’s socks off with action.
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