Contradiction Kills: How Rules Systems Build Worlds and Readership with Heather Ashle
Episode Overview
In Episode 9 of Just Write Julie, host Julie Navickas sits down with epic fantasy author and editor Heather Ashle to explore one of the most important foundations of believable fiction: a consistent rules system.
Rules systems are not limited to magic or fantasy. Every story establishes expectations about how its world works, what its characters can do, what limits them, and what consequences follow their choices. Heather explains how those rules support stronger world building, deeper characterization, smoother plot progression, and continuity readers can trust.
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