Hope the day has been treating everyone well! Wanted to add this post here as well, as I think part of fleshing out a world is creating believable and relatable stories within that framework.
Over the past few months, I've written several articles that aim to define certain aspects of a fully sustainable world. After writing the last couple of articles, I wanted to really explore those concepts within a story. To really get a sense of how life might actually play out. Below I have a link to a story where I put together elements of an open travel society, a shared community, and food culture together:
I had fun writing the sections that I explored, and hope that reading through it was equally enjoyable. Would love any feedback or opinions that you may have. What did you think of the narrative? Could you envision yourself in that world? Would you buy a solarpunk cookbook filled with short stories?
Hope the rest of the day goes well and thanks for reading! :)
Thanks!! :) ngl, dialogue is a challenge. Social anxiety is a tough bug to patch so I don't really have a good frame of reference for what is "organic". If you know of any good books that have great dialogue, I'd be very interested in checking them out!
It's been some time since I've read any fiction, but one that I still have in mind as containing good dialogue is The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.
Also, take as a reference the way your relatives, friends and acquaintances speak. Study their vocabulary, the intonation, the pronunciation and so forth.
Thanks for the recommendation! Seems like an interesting book at first glance, so I'll be adding it to my list of future readings.