tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post6618121670899911240..comments2023-04-18T08:43:41.417-07:00Comments on Book Utopia: Mahape a ale Wala'au by Paul G. Bens, Jr.Book Utopia Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17735284948363798601noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-61529068056697293532008-04-01T20:24:00.000-07:002008-04-01T20:24:00.000-07:00Thanks very much for answering my question. I gues...Thanks very much for answering my question. I guess "worldbuilding" similar to the ambience I look for when I read a story. <BR/><BR/>I also just wanted to say that you do great work. I would not have even known about your site except for Josh Lanyon referring to it on his site.jessewavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698156608422214704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-10886916260074528822008-04-01T13:27:00.000-07:002008-04-01T13:27:00.000-07:00Worldbuilding for me is creating a setting, a mood...Worldbuilding for me is creating a setting, a mood, a sense of time and place, for a story. It means internal rules of the world should be consistent if it's not set in the real world, and it means I can imagine it with only the author's words, rather than having to rely upon independent knowledge. It's about verisimilitude, more than anything else.<BR/><BR/>How do I determine it? 10s for me are always perfect; I give very few of those out. When I finish a story, I consider how well it immersed me in the world, how much I lost sense of the world surrounding me while I was reading. The more it did, the higher the score.Book Utopia Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735284948363798601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-86417860865280516302008-03-31T17:55:00.000-07:002008-03-31T17:55:00.000-07:00HiI'm intrigued by your category "World building"....Hi<BR/>I'm intrigued by your category "World building". What exactly does it mean and how do you determine the scores?jessewavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698156608422214704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-88155816337664015022008-02-28T08:21:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:21:00.000-08:00This was a real treat. I wish you all the success...This was a real treat. I wish you all the success you deserve. :)Book Utopia Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735284948363798601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588948403345843201.post-20933172903781599582008-02-27T09:17:00.000-08:002008-02-27T09:17:00.000-08:00Thank you very, very much.-Paul BensThank you very, very much.<BR/><BR/>-Paul BensPaul Bens, Author of "Kelland"https://www.blogger.com/profile/11475251835524558738noreply@blogger.com