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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 …
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Creating a book is hard work… …getting that book into the hands of readers is even harder. That is, if you haven’t already built an audience who know, like and trust you. “Whatever you want to …
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Real world maps vs Fantasy Maps: Which makes sense? Over the past few years I’ve been introduced to a number of ways that gamers are using apps to turn real world maps into gaming platforms. The …
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If you regularly read The Worldbuilding School then you'll know that I'm a big Brandon Sanderson fan. Especially his view points on worldbuilding and writing. So to find two of his lectures published …
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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 …
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. …
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SF Signal just ran an interesting article in its “Mind Meld” feature area called The Rules of Worldbuilding. This article quotes “rules” from various sf authors, giving their take on do’s and don’ts …
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This is a question I've long asked myself, should we use World-building or Worldbuilding? Over the past few years the worldbuilding community has begun to mature online and I've settled on my …
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I haven’t done a weapon post in a while, because I like to bring something to the table that might not be common knowledge. As much as I could wax lyrical about basic sword fighting techniques or go …
