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From the Mouths of Dwarves: a New Language for a Refurbished Race
Cheering Dwarves (crowsrock @ deviantart.com) I’ve been thinking about constructed languages lately, since I’m dealing with my own Sa’adani language in my novel revisions. As synchronicity would have...
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Make Politics Interesting in Your Fictional World
Rotten Boroughs: “How to get made an MP” – Heath cartoon, 1830 “Politics.” Say the word and you’ll get an instant reaction from people. If you’re throwing that word or concept around in your book, a...
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The Evolution of Musical Instruments
Someone just asked me how to create unique musical instruments in his world where he has altered some of the rules of physics. I can’t give a detailed response to that without knowing a great deal...
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Build Your World with Continental Drift (Video)
We’ve got a new video online! This video tip explains a simple way to simulate continental drift by creating a “Pangaea” type proto-globe, and “growing your continents” from that basis. This is an...
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7 Things to Consider Before World Building
The Storyteller – Jules Zermati I talked to a few authors lately who for the first time are giving some serious thought to world building. They’re all coming at the process from different directions:...
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World Building for Adventure Contingencies
While plotting itself is not central to world building, plots develop out of the situations built directly into a setting. Are there muscular power politics going on? Perhaps court intrigue plays a...
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