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World Builders 3.0 – Level 1-1: Building a world for character
Welcome back to World Builders 3.0! For those who enjoyed the previous incarnations of World Builders, this next generation is going to zero in more on the process of worldbuilding itself while I work with fellow fantasy author and worldbuilding … Continue reading
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Tagged how to build a fantasy world, making a fantasy world, using character to world-build, world building, world building fantasy, world building guides, world building resources, world building tips, world-building from characters, world-building processes, worldbuiding help, worldbuilding, worldbuilding advice, worldbuilding how to, worldbuilding tips
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World-building: What Makes for a Great Fantasy Setting?
Welcome to November, and the “change of season” here on EFW. I hope you enjoyed our tour of crossing genres in fantasy. For the next few months, we’re going to explore the topic of world-building and what makes a great … Continue reading
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Tagged bottom-up world-building, fantasy settings, how to world build, how to worldbuild, top-down world-building, world building, world building fantasy, worldbuilders disease, worldbuilding, worldbuilding fantasy, worldbuilding techniques, worldbuilding tips
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World Builders 3.0 – Level 0: “Why are you building this world?”
Welcome to World Builders 3.0, an open-ended series that will run periodically on Fridays. For those who enjoyed the previous incarnations of World Builders, this next generation is going to zero in more on the process of world building itself … Continue reading
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Tagged how to build a fantasy world, making a fantasy world, world building, world building fantasy, world building guides, world building resources, world building tips, worldbuilding, worldbuilding tips
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Our Friend – The Prologue
Today, Byron Gillan is back on the blog to discuss prologues. Interested in learning more? Read on. Click here for more posts by Byron. A raven-haired woman flees through the night, pursued by a band of villains… A terrible calamity befalls a … Continue reading
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Tagged A Song of Ice and Fire, Advice, Byron Gillan, Fantasy world building, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Inkshares, Pillars of the Earth, prologue, The Children of the Forest, The Wheel of Time, world builders, world building, world building methods, world building tips
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The Last World Builders 2.0 — John Robin
At long last, World Builder 2.0, which has run for the last 2 months, comes to an end. To cap it all off, I thought I’d take my own medicine. What follows is a short piece about the world of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Dawn, epic fantasy, Fantasy World, John Robin, world building
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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
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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