Month: November 2025
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My Worldbuilding Talk
Last weekend I spoke at the North Amherst Public Library branch about how to do science fiction worldbuilding, at a session organized by the estimable Steven Brewer for the Straw Dogs writing workshop. You can see Steven’s account of it here.
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My PhilCon Schedule
Next weekend, November 21-23, I’ll be a guest at Philadelphia’s long-running science fiction convention, PhilCon, held once again at the Doubletree Hotel in scenic Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Here’s my schedule if you want to stop by. FRIDAY, November 21 6:00 p.m. — Science Fiction Games: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!: A panel…
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Notes on Worldbuilding, Part 18: The Planet Chart
I’ve been putting together a talk about worldbuilding, distilling this whole series down into a couple of hours. As a handout I’ve created this chart, indexing planetary size against temperature to classify planets. It’s intended as a quick-and-dirty guide for people who don’t really want to go into the minutiae of planetary science. Anyway, here…
The Cambias Digression 