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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.
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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.
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When Scratch Building Drifting Amalgams, Casey's modeler, Aaron, sculpts, paints, builds, and kitbashes his way to sci fi world building models.
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Sci-Fi Self-Publishing Journey shows the path from sci fi writing ideas to sci fi books.
Worldbuilding Fictional Spy Daily Routine Step by Step
A main character in my Drifting Amalgams universe is a spy. But I don’t want him to be two dimensional. So how do I develop an everyday guy… who just happens to inform on his nation? I’m about to worldbuild a sci-fi spy’s daily routine. Rather watch a video? Check out the YouTube version of this blog post. Worldbuilding Everyday Life Details: Responsibilities So let’s start with what it means that my character is a spy. An orphan of war, and named for his childhood longing fo
Jul 20
Worldbuilding a Future State: Exploring a Sci-Fi Government
Within my sci-fi universe, I’m creating a company that’s quietly acquiring universal influence. The narrative is flowing nicely, but it needs a bit of backstory. How do I turn a small enterprise into a galactic power? This is how I’m worldbuilding a planetwide government that nurtured a behemoth. Rather watch a video? Check out the YouTube version of this blog post. Building a Foundation: Designing a Government Type “Originally a manufacturing company, IndServ gained power th
May 18
Worldbuilding Space Lanes for Interstellar Shipping | IndServ
Shipping and transit is quietly powerful in my Drifting Amalgams universe. But what’s so special about moving goods from one place to another? This is the worldbuild that helps turn a simple corporation into a galactic power. Rather watch a video? Check out the YouTube version of this blog post. Creating a Fictional Galaxy-Wide Conglomerate Before it becomes a “galactic power,” my company needs an identity. Short for Industrial Services, IndServ’s roots are in mining. As it g
Mar 23
How I Worldbuild Tools for Children to Fight Wars
A century of war makes for a lot of lost children. At least, that’s true of my Drifting Amalgams universe. How do they cope? Join the war that spawned them. These are the real-world technologies behind my narrative’s warbots–for children. Rather watch a video? Check out the YouTube version of this blog post. Operators and Operations: The User and Interface of the R-Cat To be clear, I don’t take the realities of war or child soldiering lightly. My narratives, like many sci-fi
Jan 26
How I Worldbuild a Technologically Advanced Treehouse Neighborhood
What if a civilization maintained its connection to nature as it evolved technologically? For one of my sci-fi species, I’m envisioning smart homes in the trees. But what does it look like to live in a tree, and how do tree homes form communities? This is how I worldbuilt a technologically advanced treehouse neighborhood. Rather watch a video? Check out the YouTube version of this blog post. How a Real Tree Inspires a Treehouse Neighborhood in Sci-Fi This is a po’ongabel. A h
Nov 17, 2025
Worldbuilding Concept | Turning Bat Diets into Sci-Fi Cuisine
From foundational foods to flavor, a lot goes into worldbuilding cuisine that’s unique. This is how I go from concept to narrative when...
Aug 25, 2025
An Insect-Based Diet: Worldbuilding Food using Real Science
Both humans and bats have eaten insects for ages. And as insects become a more popular choice for sustainable meat, we’re learning more...
Jul 28, 2025
Writing Sci-Fi Clothing Using Nanotechnology Clothing Basics
Sci-Fi clothing can incorporate anything from futuristic styles and colors to nanotech fabric. And although real-world nanorobotics isn’t...
Jun 9, 2025
Worldbuilding Terrain Using Real-World Geographical Features
The peoples across the Drifting Amalgams universe are loosely based on earthbound lifeforms. Instead of putting them all in one place,...
Mar 31, 2025
Economy Worldbuilding to Make Sci-Fi Space Tugs Believable
Sometimes Aaron makes models of things that he thinks are fun–not necessarily because they’ve already been written into the Drifting...
Feb 24, 2025
Creating a Fictional Culture of Intelligent Birds in Battle
My Drifting Amalgams universe is fraught with galactic conflicts. And because some of these struggles involve intelligent birds battling...
Jan 20, 2025
Video: Imagining and Writing a Science Fiction Space Station
Want to build a science fiction space station based on a real-world space observatory? Check out this walkthrough on turning facts about...
Nov 25, 2024
Imagining and Writing a Science Fiction Space Station
The Oomfr’crumf of my Drifting Amalgams universe have declared extraplanetary visitors unwelcome. To enforce this, they need some kind of...
Nov 25, 2024
Building a Fictional World: A Sci-Fi Writing Process
Welcome to World Workings! I’m Casey Hudson, and I write sci-fi novels, …and this is about the writing process that gets me from science...
Nov 18, 2024
Transforming Stone Age Tool Fact into Science Fiction
The Sturnovula of my Drifting Amalgams universe are Stone Age avians. I enjoy speculating about different evolutionary paths, but creative writing about animals requires a specialized approach to envisioning societies and manipulating environments. Today’s task is to envision birds using tools as well as making them. Rather watch a video? Check out the YouTube version of this blog post. Quick Primer: The History and Making of Stone Age Tools First, let’s talk science. At thei
Oct 28, 2024
Video: Transforming Stone Age Tool Fact into Science Fiction
How could fictional birds use Stone Age tools? Watch this video to see how the avian alien from Drifting Amalgams universe takes its...
Oct 28, 2024
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