writing
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Brandon Sanderson teaches Fantasy Writing and Worldbuilding
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 on Youtube is…
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Mass Effect: Bending Your Own Rule Is Ok – BUT DON’T BREAK IT!
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 writers without losing the…
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Sanderson’s Second Law Of Magic – The Power Of Limitations.
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 that adding limitations to…
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Introducing The Authors Guide To Drawing Maps
This is a quick article to introduce The Authors Guide To Drawing Maps. The guide currently features 4 of the tutorials on drawing maps that can be found on The World Building School, however they…
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Quidditch To Be Made An Olympic Sport?
Quidditch should be made an Olympic Sport. As we all know Harry Potter is the biggest story franchise of all time. However what you may not know is that the famous wizard sport is also…
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How To Weather The Storm Of Prevailing Winds and Oceanic Currents
The worlds weather is driven by both the Earth’s rotation and the seasonal variation in solar energy that each hemisphere absorbs. However patterns do form in the weather and they will play an important role…