StatCounter lets me see the search terms that lead people to this site, and I thought it would be fun to examine what people are looking for when they come here, and hand out a big mess of links to all these in-demand subjects.
The most common search terms are writing-related, which is no surprise, especially [...]
worldbuilding
I Aim to Please
Integrating Setting and Character
Characters should be a product of their time and place, in ways that go far deeper than clothing and accent. Their outlook on life is affected as well — a character born in the Dark Ages is going to have very different expectations than one born on a space station orbiting Jupiter. What your character considers normal will be based on the people they see around them. Ideas of what is ethical or polite will change as well.
