The City of Fozia, situated on the western border of the Rama Republic has existed for some time. Now that the war is over, its military importance will lessen but its importance for trade will increase. It is for that reason that we must understand more about its place and origin.
world building
I'm writing a short story set in a world I've played with for years. It seemed a good story with relatable characters. I started. Part of it made sense to me; I know the back story. The average reader wouldn't know that, so it needed detail. Now there's this other thing, and another thing, and so on. The short story is no longer short.
As part of my writing, and because I'm a data person, I always wonder about the structure of language. In grad school I had to write a simple search engine (similar to Google) and learned about taking documents apart and determining word frequencies. Just recently, though, I learned about a neat concept called Zipf's Law and how it relates to, among other things, word distribution in both written works and entire languages.
I'm not sure about my novel writing skill; still collection rejections from agents. However, my complex data and abstract modeling talents have always served me well. Since my teen years, I've been slowly building a fictional world along with all its peoples and histories. That leads to the issue of keeping track.
Economics is not about money; it is about resources. Everyone should study at least the basics, even though many would find it boring. However, if you are a writer and building a world, it is even more important that you know something about this subject. Here's why:
I cranked away at my second novel, and things were really flying. Over a couple of weeks, I was almost halfway done with the first draft. The image of the final scenes was clearly fixed in my mind. Then, everything came to a halt. Between that ending and where I stood was a massive chasm. My story had no way to get from the mid point to the end.
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