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The recent magic articles on Sanderson’s First and Second law has brought up a number of interesting discussions about internal-consistency and learning how to bend the rules we have created as …
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This article follows on from the article "Have You Mastered The First Law Of Magic?" Sanderson’s Second Law Of Magic “Limitations > Powers” Brandon Sanderson, 2011 Essentially this law is saying …
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Welcome my dear Witches, Wizards, Warlocks and all you other magic folk sat in the rafters. Today’s lesson is the most fundamental lesson you need in order to use magic in your story …
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I had written an article about magic to go out this week however when Jeno told me about this online course from NASA and The Arizona State University I quickly swapped the publishing calendar as it’s …
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The World Builders Guild has opened up a "Writers Corner" on DeviantART and so I'm inviting you to submit articles about your own world to this new gallery. If you're a novelist or story writer then …
The role of a great world builder is to create an environment that encourages conflict, because conflict is essential to a great story. Though conflict doesn’t have to mean violence. If you build a …
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Step 1: Typography Typography is the art of making text look pretty on your map. For this part of the tutorial you will need to make sure the character menu is visible. …
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This is the 3rd part in a series about drawing your own map. If you missed part 1 or part 2 then it’s recommended that you read those articles first. Also, don’t forget to draw along as you read the …
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If you’ve randomly generated your land from the last tutorial then you should have a green island ready to start this next part. My island looks like the following: …
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