I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and then I post a roundup of them for interested parties!
The Way With Worlds Series
This is what I do a lot of – writing on worldbuilding!. You can find all of my books at www.WayWithWorlds.com!
The core books of the series will help you get going:
- Way With Worlds Book 1 – Discusses my philosophy of worldbuilding and world creation essentials.
- Way With Worlds Book 2 – Looks at common subjects of worldbuilding like conflicts in your setting, skills for being a good worldbuilder, and more!
When you need to focus on specifics of worldbuilding, I have an ever-growing series of deep dive minibooks. Each provides fifty questions with additional exercises and ideas to help you focus on one subject important to you!
The current subjects are:
- Sex and Reproduction
- Magic and Technology
- Food and Culture
- Religion
- Worldbuilding Checkups
- Characters
- Superheroes
- Organizations
- Cities
- Fashion
- News
- Gods and Deities
- Conspiracies
- Calendars and Holidays
- History and Records
- Natural Disasters
Fiction
Take a typical fantasy world – and then let it evolve into the information age. Welcome to the solar system of Avenoth, where gods use email, demons were banished to a distant planet, and science and sorcery fling people across worlds . . .
- A Bridge To The Quiet Planet – Two future teachers of Techno-Magical safety find trying to earn their credentials hunting odd artifacts backfires when they’re hired to put some back . . . on a planet where gods go to die!
Creativity
I’m the kind of person that studies how creativity works, and I’ve distilled my findings and advice into some helpful books!
- The Power Of Creative Paths – Explores my theories of the Five Types of Creativity, how you can find yours, and how to expand your creative skills to use more Types of Creativity.
- Agile Creativity – I take the Agile Manifesto, a guide to adaptable project development, and show how it can help creatives improve their work – and stay organized without being overwhelmed.
- The Art of The Brainstorm Book – A quick guide to using a simple notebook to improve brainstorming, reduce the stress around having new ideas, and prioritize your latest inspirations.
- Chance’s Muse – I take everything I learned at Seventh Sanctum and my love of random tables and charts and detail how randomness can produce inspiration!
Careers
Being a “Professional Geek” is what I do – I turned my interests into a career and have been doing my best to turn that into advice. The following books are my ways of helping out!
- Fan To Pro – My “flagship” book on using hobbies and interests in your career – and not always in ways you’d think!
- Skill Portability – A quick guide to how to move skills from one job to another, or even from hobbies into your job. Try out my “DARE” system and asses your abilities!
- Resume Plus – A guide to jazzing up a resume, sometimes to extreme measures.
- Epic Resume Go! – Make a resume a creative act so it’s both better and more enjoyable to make!
- Quest For Employment – Where I distill down my job search experiences and ways to take the search further.
- Cosplay, Costuming, and Careers – An interview-driven book about ways to leverage cosplay interests to help your career!
- Fanart, Fanartists, and Careers – My second interview-driven book about ways to leverage fanart to help your career!
- Convention Career Connection – A system for coming up with good career panels for conventions!
Culture
- Her Eternal Moonlight – My co-author Bonnie and I analyze the impact Sailor Moon had on women’s lives when it first came to North America. Based on a series of interviews, there’s a lot to analyze here, and surprisingly consistent themes . . .
My Sites
- www.StevenSavage.com – My personal website, with my blog and latest updates.
- www.InformoTron.com – My press site, with the links to my books and some extra goodies!
- www.SeventhSanctum.com – My random inspiration website, with generators for all sorts of stories, characters, and more!
An IT Professional, writer, and Elder Geek who helps people solve their professional and creative problems. Also he cooks, which is sort of about problem solving.
