Subtle Worldbuilding through Nursery Rhymes: Allison Pang’s IronHeart Chronicle
In Allison Pang’s IronHeart chronicles, each chapter begins with a short rhyming couplet that sounds like a chat children would use when skipping rope. The eerie, slightly sinister rhymes are one of Outland’s favorite details for the IronHeart books, so we asked her to share a little bit about where that concept came from, and how it evolved over the series.
“Memories for Matilda” Brings New Depths to an Already Great Story
We worked with The Wolf’s Name author Raelyn Teague to develop additional rich content in the form of a fictional journal written by the sister of the main character found by her ancestor.
Worldsmiths with IronHeart Chronicles Creator Allison Pang
Now that Magpie’s Song: IronHeart Chronicles Book One is out in a new Outland edition (released Feb 2022), we sat down to chat with Allison about how the story came to be, and where the publishing journey took her.
Backing into a World: Shannon Page on Worldbuilding in the Nightcraft Quartet
Shannon Page discusses how she created the world of the Nighcraft Quartet, and how each step of the process led further down the rabbit hole of how her witchy world works.
