Every Monday lunchtime we have a "write club" that meets to talk about how to improve our writing. Lately, we have been looking at "World Building".
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An Introduction to World Building
This article is a worthwhile read and also links to a podcast of the article. The website also has some excellent resources to build depth into your characters and develop effective plot arcs. Check out the site, there is a lot of material and resources to keep you entertained!
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The Worldbuilders Anvil
Another fabulous podcasting site with many topics ranging from from How to build a fantasy car to Worldbuilding cartography. I love podcasts for the ease in which I can listen to them driving to and from work, or if you are a student walking the dog or catching the bus
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Story setting ideas: 6 effective setting examples and tips
Now Novel have a great blog post on Story setting ideas. They take examples from well known writers such as Rowling, Dicken's and Tolkien. The author uses the example to show techniques in writing and how you can use this technique in your own writing.
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World Building Basic Worksheet
North by Northwest have put together a World Building Basic Worksheet that you can use as a skeleton to craft your own world. Cut and paste this into a google docs and add ideas to it when you want to work on your world.
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Katytastic
This youtube channel has some great video’s on how to write your world and build your characters. Most of her video's are about 10 minutes long and an ideal watch if you want something quick to inspire you to continue to write. Most of the video's also have useful links to follow-up on.
