Due to techinial issues, we are reairing this episode:

How to Create Aliens in Stories

In this episode, the Write Pack explores creating aliens, monsters, and paranormal creatures. When we say alien, all of these will apply.

How do you create aliens that look and don’t look like us?Are there limitations?What is the goal of the alien? Is there a reason behind the author’s creation?How would humans evolve as they go out to other worlds?What twists can you do with the aliens you create or use?How can folklore and mythology help create aliens?Why would the alien you create develop in the way they did?What are the social rules of your alien culture?How do the aliens communicate?How can all the different creatures on Earth inspire the alien you create?What is their society and civilization?What is the life cycle of the alien you create?How does the alien view time?How would racial, climate, and terrain diversity effect your alien?

 

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