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Hi and welcome! I'm Melissa Gravitis, a screenwriter, novelist and follower of Jesus. I have a passion for fiction writing, reading, sketching, and following dreams. If you can't find me reading stacks of sci-fi and fantasy books, you can find me pounding the keys on my laptop, or watching the latest Star Wars release. And yes, I do own a quill pen!

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You did amazing with this in Golden Revenge! Great advice!
ReplyDeleteThank you Skye! <3
DeleteOnce again, your timing is impeccable, Melissa! I'm working on creating my own ethnicities for The White Rose, because there is a huge tournament with all sorts of foreign sovereigns, lords, and then some. I've been mostly basing it off of real ethnicities (Vikings, Native Americans, Africans, etc.) but these questions will certainly help in creating my own unique ones!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!
Catherine
catherinesrebellingmuse.blogspot.com
Oh, I'm so glad I can be of help again!!! :) That sounds like a very fun scene to work with; play around with creating your own cultures, or try mixing them with real ones! I hope the questions inspire you. :D
DeleteYou're very welcome, and thank you! <3
Love this post! I'm always looking for extra tips on worldbuilding and creating authentic characters and places, and this was very thorough and EASY to understand (sometimes I feel like some lists get a little TOO detailed and I start to panic). Thank you very much for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm very glad that my questions will be able to help you with your worldbuilding; that's the aim of all these posts! :) You're very welcome, and thank you for commenting!
DeleteDude. DUDE. Duuuuuuude. How do you come up with such thought-provoking questions???!!! THESE ARE SO AMAZING AND HELPFUL.
ReplyDeleteLila @ The Red-Hooded Writer
Awwww you're too kind Lila! I'm glad they're helpful. <3 Honestly, I just sit down and think about every little detail about cultures and how societies operate in general, and then write them in the form of questions. :)
DeleteThis is really cool and helpful! Thank you for such a great post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Emily! I'm glad you found it helpful! <3
DeleteLove these questions! I've actually answered a lot of them for my Isriki race but you have even more for me to consider. ^ ^
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Thank you Victoria, I'm glad! :) That's wonderful; I'm glad you've developed your ethnicity, but that I was also able to come with some to help you flesh them out! xD
Deleteaaaahhh I love this post <3 I never spend much time on worldbuilding, especially writing it down, as it's all in my head...but then it's hard to remember things and such XD This post will definitely be helpful for me!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I tagged you for the Liebster award, if you're interested! http://audreycaylin.com/2018/02/the-liebster-award/
Thanks so much Audrey!!! <33 I feel you there -- I often have a lot of ideas in my head, but I have to push myself to sit and write them down. I find once I do that, I get even more ideas, though! :) I'm glad it will help you out!
DeleteAnd thank you again for nominating me! <3
You should publish these as a book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion, and your support of the series! I am considering publishing them as a book, and will keep you updated.
DeleteJust wanted you to know that your questions are still helping writers a year and a half later! I just found this series and I'm excited to put these questions to the world I've been building since middle school! Thanks for your cleverness!
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