Mark Charan Newton explains writing styles and world building

UK author Mark Charan Newton writes one hell of a blog. (He also writes fantasy novels -- check out Legends of the Red Sun series). Two recent posts from  him dive in to writing styles and second world building. He talks about his approach to both as a writer, but also acknowledges other techniques. And, he praises Scrivener software, which I've checked out as a demo for PC. It's a powerful writing tool that remains straightforward to use and learn.

Check out both posts:

Planning Arrangements - here he talks about narrative structure and writing.

Building Secondary Worlds - Mark breaks down the components of imaginary places he writes about, from names of characters to the color of the buildings they inhabit. Fascinating stuff.