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March officially marks one year of the pandemic. Unless you're lucky enough to live in a country that took the danger seriously at the beginning, that means you, like me, have spent most of the past year in isolation. Visits with friends and family, classes outside of the house, restaurant patios, all of these things are dangerous and, in many cases, illegal. I, like many writers, am pretty introverted. Before the pandemic, I went out to socialize a couple of times per month at most. I also already worked from home. My day-to-day life didn't change much when we went into lockdown. For a while, my mental health didn't either. But introversion does not equal immunity from isolation. After a year without seeing most of my friends or family, of…

Share your worldbuilding knowledge The Weeknight Writers group is hosting its second virtual event! This time, we'll be hosting a one-day worldbuilding conference on February 20th, 2021. The event will feature seven panels: Building Fictional Religions: Mythology and Religious RitualsAccessibility in Worldbuilding: Understanding How Disabled People Move Through Your WorldHard vs Soft vs Hybrid: Creating Interesting and Effective Magic Systems Elections vs Thrones: Writing Power,  Class and Government in Speculative FictionWe Don’t Take Imperial Credits: Developing Economics, Currency, and Trade in Speculative FictionConlang Development: Enriching Your Storytelling with New Words All panels will be conducted on Zoom. This event is Pay What You Can, with proceeds going directly into equipment and marketing costs for future events. Who can be a panelist? Anyone who a) loves science fiction and fantasy and…