I'm currently fleshing out a fantasy setting for a series of short stories rattling in my head that I'd like to get out into the world. However, it's the first time I'm even trying to do this, so I need your help: are there any good resources for world-building and writing guides that have been helpful in your projects? So far I've been really enamoured by Brandon Sanderson's world building and Patrick Rothfuss' storytelling. I suspect those two are at the pinnacle of the trade and I'm probably not going to do myself any favours by trying to live up to what they're doing, but I'd still like to give it the good college try. Are there any resources (forums, books, guides, blogs, or courses) that I should be taking if I want to do a decent first take at this? This is probably better as an email to friends and maybe some random folks (or maybe even a tweet) but why not a blog as well?
nice find. i think i have already bookmarked this for a long time, kaso nde ko ata nabisita ng madalas heehhe any _books_ youd recommend? i have the one by kernighan and ritchie but there are times na di ko sila magets. am still a noob to programming ehhhe anyway read your post sa plug tungkol sa kernel hacking, o'reilly's understanding the linux kernel might help. well, siguro meron ka na. kung 'ala pa me ebook ako dito.
ReplyDeleteBooks? For the experienced C++ programmer, I found this book by Scott Meyers titled "More Effective C++" detailing 35 of the more important tips to consider when writing your C++ applications.
ReplyDeleteC++ Unleashed is also a very nice book for intermediate-advanced C++ developers. For the beginners, I recommend C++ in 21 Days both by Sybex (IIRC).
Hope this helps!