Our guest this week, Theodore Niretac Tinker is a worldbuilder. Words and worlds are his passion; quality and consistency, his goal. For this interview, Tod shows us why he loves animal companions for his characters and why he prefers purple. Always happy to share his knowledge and experience, he offers resources to writers such as his new novel, Fiction Tinker’s Guide to Whimsical Worlds: 21 Tips for Defining your World. Follow Tod on FB @TheodoreNTinker or Twitter @TheodoreNTinker. He’s also a talented editor which we talk about. Learn about his extra hat on FB @TNTinkerEditing or Twitter @TNTinkerEditing.