Ideas and Inspiration for Vivid Sci Fi Worldbuilding

Casey Hudson bases her sci fi writing ideas on real-world science and technology. World Workings is where she shares her research, sci fi world building technique, and publishing journey.

Building a Fictional World shows the transition from science to fiction and offers prompts and inspiration to tease out your own sci fi writing ideas.
When Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams, Casey's modeler, Aaron, sculpts, paints, builds, and kitbashes his way to sci fi world building models.
Sci-Fi Self-Publishing Journey shows the path from sci fi writing ideas to sci fi books.

Making Goggles for Science Fiction Character Eye Protection

Oct 21

Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams

Making Goggles for Science Fiction Character Eye Protection

Barpadai has a red dwarf star, so when Barpadi travel to other planets, surface exploration often hurts their eyes. Whether tadaribrae or...

Oct 14

Short Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Tips | Character Development

Hi. I’m Casey Hudson, and I write sci-fi novels. I’m working on character building within my narratives, and I want to make sure I don’t...

Oct 14

Video: Short Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Tips | Character Development

Looking for ways to avoid having flat characters in your science fiction writing? Check out these quick tips for adding character depth...

Video: Leveraging Sight for “Show Don’t Tell” in Sci-Fi

Oct 7

Building a Fictional World

Video: Leveraging Sight for “Show Don’t Tell” in Sci-Fi

Since nature’s full of beings who can see light and motion in different and unique ways, it seems fair that fiction reflects this world....

Ways to Leverage Sight for “Show Don’t Tell” in Sci-Fi

Oct 7

Building a Fictional World

Ways to Leverage Sight for “Show Don’t Tell” in Sci-Fi

The fun thing about the “show don’t tell” advice is that science fiction provides many opportunities for descriptive writing. And, when...

Scratchbuilding a Felid Paw | Pentapardi

Jun 3

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Scratchbuilding a Felid Paw | Pentapardi

Based on leopards , the pentapardi from the Drifting Amalgams universe have some unexpected traits. Biologically, they’ve evolved to...

May 27

Worldbuilding Ordinary Tasks Using Biological and Social Aspects

Are there careers, hobbies, or arts in your sci fi worlds? Start thinking about why the peoples in your worlds do what they do.

May 20

Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Tips | Aligning with Species Physiology

I’m building a world with felids , avian , and primates . So, I need to make sure the worlds each of them interact with make sense for...

May 19

Video: Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Tips | Aligning with Species Physiology

How are you accounting for the needs of different physiologies in your world? Read a few sci fi world building approaches to designing...

Apr 8

Worldbuilding Farming into Science Fiction Narratives

Do creatures on your sci fi worlds eat? Think about farming. Here's a worldbuilding approach to agtech and cultural sensitivity in fiction.

Mar 18

Building Gravity into Sci-Fi Worlds

Gravity can be a valuable force in sci fi world building. Explore some questions worth asking when your characters go from space to place.

Dec 4, 2023

Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams

Orangutans made from Yarn and Clay

From flanges to fingers, orangutans are a challenging scratch build! Watch us adapt them to create po’ongabel from Casey Hudson’s novels.

Nov 13, 2023

Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams

Clay Modeled European Starling

Starlings: invasive species and fun to scratch build! Watch us adapt the species to create the sturnovula from Casey Hudson’s sci fi novels.

Nov 6, 2023

Creating a Villain Who's not an Evil Villain

Classic evil villain? Or just a regular person doing an unfortunate thing? Explore one approach for writing a non-villainous antagonist.

Oct 2, 2023

Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams

Wooden-Geared Orrery

Making a wooden orrery? Us too! But ours didn't turn out. Watch us try to scratchbuild a wooden orrery for Casey Hudson’s sci fi universe.

Sep 25, 2023

Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams

Bat Skeleton: Play-Doh Style

Storytelling visualization can get detailed. This one gets down to the bone. Watch this Play-Doh sculpt of a tadaribrae wing–based on a bat.

Sep 4, 2023

Worldbuilding Creatures: Altering a Baseline Species

How to approach worldbuilding creatures when fictionalizing real-world species? Explore this outline for deciding on morphological changes.

Jul 28, 2023

Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams

Making a Bat out of Dinosaurs

Watch Aaron’s sci fi world building, as he visualizes the tadaribrae species from Casey Hudson's sci-fi book series.

Jul 23, 2023

Worldbuilding Religion for a Batlike Sci-Fi Species

Worldbuilding culture is complex and can often include worldbuilding religion. But where to begin? Learn one approach to creating a religion

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