HMGBRD

Fascination about creativity and handcrafts, with a worldbuilding bent.

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Introduction

Hi, I'm a hmgbrd (if you don't get it, try saying it aloud...).

I write and research for both fun and work.

This blog is for quick notes and socializing about creativity, crafting, and world-building.

If you want long-form articles about similar topics, those are over here on WordPress!

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Because who doesn't love talking about pig bladders?!?

Pig Bladder's Historic Appeal

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Time to spill the tea on how tea is crafted ....

Time for the Tea

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Europe. 1144 BC. Amid several wars and political shifts, a new form of architecture is born. Initially spurned, it has since grown to be an integral part of architectural history: Gothic.

An Overview of Gothic Architecture

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World-building is a delightfully critical aspect of storytelling. From Tolkien's hard-details style to softer approaches, we'll look at a range of methods and examples of world-building in writing. Come read along!

World-Building: Crafting a World Beyond Our Own

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Fixed it.

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My blog is entirely color-blindingly unreadable. I am aware. It's being addressed.

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The First Post

Starting a new blog is scary. There's that big First Post that you have to make count, make a splash. It goes around and around your brain: how to make it stand out, what to make it about. And in the end, you're watching a seagull drop mussel shells on a dock to get at the gooey stuff inside and realize maybe it doesn't matter quite so much. Maybe you can start by throwing one post on the wall and then add another, hoping the gooey stuff proves interesting :)