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Traveling is something that every epic fantasy novel will have to deal with. But, it’s also something not a lot of writers do well. Are you one of them? I’m sure you’ve read the kind of novels I’m talking about. Long, painful stretches of characters walking. Pages and pages of the main character emoting about […]
Imagine this. You’ve been called into the office of Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company. He welcomes you in, motions to a chair and then begins: “I want you to put together a worldbuilding dream team as a task force to build a brand new intellectual property from scratch. Money isn’t an issue, […]
So you want to write for video games? Or maybe you want to write an interactive ‘fighting fantasy’ novel of your own? Fantastic. This type of story writing is known as interactive fiction. There are important techniques used when writing interactive fiction that are different to those used when writing a “classic” novel. It’s important […]
As worldbuilders it’s our job to create an environment where stories can thrive. That’s why we also add narratology to our list of key skills. Think of it as the 8th key skill. Interactivity in storytelling (also known as interactive narrative) is a hot topic in entertainment especially as it’s so important to both video […]
After watching the British Archery team go out in the first round of the Olympics, it made me realise just how much we have fallen in the world rankings in the last seven hundred years. So, presented here are my thoughts on the bowman in a role playing game. Enjoy. The following tips and advice […]
Every world needs an ecosystem of creatures to give it life and every adventurer needs monsters to fight. However, what we sometimes forget to include are the cute creatures that can inhabit a world. Here I’ve collected 21 of my favourite cute creatures from artists I follow on DeviantART. These cute creatures could also make for […]
