Based on John’s Highbrow course on Journaling:
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One Guide to Creating a World
As good as a plot may be, if it takes place in simple world or the world offers nothing new or unique, the story as whole is lacking. This is probably because for the past hundred years we have been … Continue reading
Watch the videos that make up the fan trailer
Many of you have seen the great Blood Dawn fan video (if you haven’t, click here to watch it now – it’s amazing!). In this video, several Inkshares authors talk about what they love about Blood Dawn. However, the fan … Continue reading
Not a Series: Looking beyond Blood Dawn
Starting this weekend, you can look forward to a blog post from me every Saturday. For those who subscribe to my newsletter, you can keep up on my behind-the-scenes updates, but starting April I’d like to share more here on … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Dawn, blood dawn sequel, epic fantasy, not a series
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World Builders 2.0 — Rick Heinz
Today on World Builders 2.0, we enter the world of Rick Heinz, author of The Seventh Age series. Richard Heinz’ inspiration for The Seventh Age traces back to his history as an electrician, and especially to his love of crawling through … Continue reading
My World for a City…
In a month dedicated to the art of world building, we have had some great articles come out covering a vast array of technique and minutiae. But, as tends to be my way, I want to turn this world building idea on … Continue reading
World Builders 2.0 — Byron Gillan
Today we enter the world of one of our contributors, Byron Gillan, author of The Children of the Forest. Byron Gillan is an avid reader, recent college graduate, and freelance writer, with multiple publications in various newspapers, magazines, and online … Continue reading
Building a Fantasy World in a World That Already Exists
The world of Mysts of Mythos is our world in the year 1001 CE. Because of this you might think that I had it easy when it comes to maps and things like that. I can just use historical maps … Continue reading
Fantasy Maps, and a Tutorial on how to make your map look like Google Earth!
What is an epic fantasy novel without a map? Just like we need Siri to tell us how to find the closest café or, if you prefer, the closest wine bar, a properly built fantasy world should have a way … Continue reading
World Builders 2.0 — Brian Guthrie
Today on World Builders 2.0, we enter the world of Brian Guthrie, author of the Future Worlds series. Based out of Germany, Brian Guthrie is a serial author of science fiction and fantasy. He recently won the Inkshares Nerdist Contest, placing … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Guthrie, fantasy worlds, Future Worlds, Rise, world building
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World Builders 2.0 — G.K. Lamb
Today on World Builders 2.0, we enter the world of G.K. Lamb, author of Filtered. Filtered is G.K. Lamb’s debut novel. From an early age, he wanted to be a writer and follow in the footsteps of his favorite authors: … Continue reading
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Tagged Dystopian World, Filtered, G.K. Lamb, world building
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