Plot Forming
Well, after promising myself I would start plotting Mauve Eye days ago, I suddenly decided I wouldn’t, I need a realluy good plot in my head before I get anything on paper, and I already have the culture of my Witch Hunters firmly in place.
It’s a realaly great culture and it fits my nameless main character perfectly, I am already getting scene ideas just from simple background info. Now I will go onto to some location work and mapping, which is always fun. Then, hopefully I need to work on religions, government etc… I am really going into depth with this one because I’ve learned from previous mistakes. I need almost everything in place before I begin.
THen finally, once wordbuilding is over I will be able to get to grips with the little details of my MC, and I also need to work on another major character I have in mind.
Ooo…Exciting 
Mapping – Thinking Bigger
Todays writing tip, and this is from experiance. When you build a world map for your sci-fi or fantasy story always think bigger.
When I built my world I started of sketching a city, then a country and then I expanded to continents. This makes it more realistic, where you story takes place is only the tip of the iceberg. When you start to introduce more world you can get a better idea of where civilisation started and how it expanded, also why some places arn't yet discovered and in turn you may get plot ideas.
So there you have it. Always think bigger.
