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Brandon Sanderson (the writer of Mistborn and the final 3 books of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel Of Time" series) gives a lecture on basic geography for world building maps. He covers some very basic …
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Being able to represent land on a map is a key skill required by any cartographer. So this tutorial will show you exactly how to draw land. Genesis 1:6 states “Let the water under the sky be gathered …
The second instalment of “The Great Article Hunt” is an Elf Wood special. All articles presented here can be found by visiting the tutorial section of elfwood.com This website has some real world …
Disclaimer: Potential spoilers ahead, however this is an oldish film so if you haven’t watched it by now, Why not!?. Also I’m basing this article purely on the first film. The World Of …
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This is a new series featuring articles written by other writers on the art of world building. The series will go out every Tuesday and feature around 5 articles I have read and enjoyed over the past …
How do you build your world? Is there a set formula you stick to or do you prefer to start with whatever interests you at the time of writing? Great debates form around world building and how to do …
“A historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, and is regarded as an authority on it.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historian History forms the genesis for a fantasy world; …
What is it? Definition: world building disease is contracted by many writers who fall victim to the selfish pleasures derived from the development of their own world. The creation of back story far …
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Imagination & Creativity Ok so that is kind of two, but they are part of the same thing. Will you let me off? World Building is one of those very creative pursuits. After all, the creation of our …
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