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Worldbuilder's Anvil

Do you have visions of fantasy world’s dancing through your head? Are you a gamemaster that wants to tell stories in your world? Are you a fiction writer who wants you next setting to be your best? Do you want to understand how fantasy worlds are made? Then this is the podcast for you. You are hereby invited! To join me on an epic adventure to explore topics on my worldbuilding podcast. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at midnight Eastern standard time. These shows will be specific topic about worldbuilding for 10-20 minutes.
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Oct 28, 2018

Today's Topic Okay you want to world build a fantasy culture with the mimicking or appropriating

To be honest, this was a tough topic requested by Jonathan in our Facebook group, "The Fantasy Worldbuilder's Undercroft" The tough part of the question is it is two questions. How to create a fantasy culture inspired by culture and How to do to not culturally appropriate.  Join Michael and Jeffery as the talk about worldbuilding a culture without copying or appropriating the culture.

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Oct 21, 2018

Today's Topic What kind of worldbuilder are you

I am a geek and I was thinking about the traits of a worldbuilder. Not just what makes us makes us a worldbuilder or how we worldbuild, but the attributes that affect how we build worlds. I am interested in exploring this to find our if we better identify how we build worlds we could maybe find out a better way for ourselves to FINISH worlds. Join Michael and I as we explore the six traits of why we worldbuild.

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Oct 15, 2018

Today's Topic – How do technology and cultural ideas spread?

I was asked a great question about how technology spread by Lee. And to be honest this leads to the great question of how do ideas spread. Join Michael and I as we talk in depth about the way the process works in real life and how can we use this when creating fantasy worlds. 

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  • Inspired by my learns from Edwin Barnhart, Ph.D. and Professor Amanda H. Podany, Ph.D
  • Things to consider
  • Who has the time to come up with new idea's and why food matters
  • Where do people move
  • Before Localized cultures
  • After localized cultures
  • After the bronze age

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Oct 15, 2018

Today's Topic Prep than start your novel writing

Each November we hear stories of people running into walls as the start their NaNoWriMo adventure. Heck, we are human we have hit walls as well. So We are refining our guide to 9 steps to prep for NaNoWriMo so we can finish together. If you are interested in starting NaNoWriMo or you want to learn a way to help prep for novel writing when you have a job, and life join Michael and Jeffery as we explore these 9 steps.

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Episode 132 How do I write 50,000 words #NaNoWriMo when I work and have a life?

Episode 195 Check yourself before you wreck yourself

Episode 142 Let’s Build the world, no let’s create a story outline, Part Deux

Episode 140 A Perfect Example of why planning is needed for NaNoWriMo and actual brainstorming for a new story 

Episode 147 Horror Flicks to Help you through #NaNoWriMo

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Episode 132 How do I write 50,000 words #NaNoWriMo when I work and have a life? https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-132-write-50000-words-nanowrimo-work-life/

Episode 195 Check yourself before you wreck yourself https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-195-check-yourself-before-you-wreck-yourself/

Episode 142 Let’s Build the world, no let’s create a story outline, Part Deux https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-142-lets-build-world-no-lets-create-story-outline-part-deux/

Episode 140 A Perfect Example of why planning is needed for NaNoWriMo and actual brainstorming for a new story  https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-140-perfect-example-planning-needed-nanowrimo-actual-brainstorming-new-story/

Episode 147 Horror Flicks to Help you through #NaNoWriMo https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-147-horror-flicks-help-nanowrimo/

 

 

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