tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post9181575411742923004..comments2023-09-29T00:18:58.055-07:00Comments on Marshall Ryan Maresca: Worldbuilding and organic writingMarshall Ryan Marescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-74734136642364471942010-06-12T21:15:37.806-07:002010-06-12T21:15:37.806-07:00Yeah, that's a big thing. Like, in Thorn, I m...Yeah, that's a big thing. Like, in Thorn, I mention an earlier war, but that's because some of the end results of the war tie into the plot. <br /><br />Though in the most recent pass I did on Thorn, I threw in a little more about the national government (namely, making it clear it's a Parliamentary Monarchy, and that the citizens have a fair amount of rights and freedoms-- including having one character quote the country's equivalent of the 2nd amendment.)Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967806610957360397.post-67305910528889757702010-06-12T20:57:05.055-07:002010-06-12T20:57:05.055-07:00I think it's about distinguishing what differe...I think it's about distinguishing what differences in this world affect the plot. Like say, if you have a griffin express, but nobody gets mail, you're best off not mentioning it.<br /><br />Think of it this way. Would Gladiator have been better if they spent time saying "Oh the reason we have an empire is because hundreds of years ago..."Rob Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485214703300912262noreply@blogger.com