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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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May 26, 2019

Today's Topic Writer’s block can happen to anyone!

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Podcast Show flow

  • What is Writer’s Block
  • What we tell ourselves
    • I am not good enough
    • The work is not good enough
    • I am just too lazy
    • I do not have the time
    • I am too stupid
    • I am not a writer
  • 3 Areas of Writer’s Block
    • Imposter’s Syndrome
  • “Stop asking if you belong and start asking if you’re being of absolute service every day.” – Brendan Burchard
    • Fear
      • Prep
      • Start working especially when your brain is screaming stop you are …
    • Lost
      • Research just want you need to do
      • Find a structure you understand
      • Start
  • Fixing it
    • Define the Problem
    • Find three solutions, one would be do what you are doing now
    • Figure the probably good and bad result of each
      • Effect you and your relationships
    • Pick the one that most suits you

 

Worldbuilding Task

Start Writing for 15 minutes when you feel blocked

 

Real world task

 Get outside and do something in nature

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Jeff Goins Writer’s Manifesto

Brendon Buchard

Stephan King On Writing

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May 20, 2019

Today's Topic No Tia, Comenzar los debates

Michaels Special 200th anniversary episode focused mainly on Season 8 Episode 5 of Game Of Thrones.

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  • What we talked about
    • Season 8 Episode 5 of Game of Thrones
  • Why reading/watching bad stories is more important than good stories?
  • What we ignored
    • Do video games help or hurt creatives?
    • What is the worse trope in fiction?  
      • nah
    • Why Mike is a superior name?
      • Mike will never let this happen
    • Do video games help or hurt creatives?
      • Maybe later
    • Should you create on vacation?
      • Maybe later
    • Why people from Indiana are just better at everything?
      • Joke topic we will never cover it

 

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May 14, 2019

Today's Topic Do not break your laws

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Podcast Show flow

  • What are rules?
    • Macro
    • Only need to talk about the ones that very.
    • Consistency
    • Limit and make the world more interesting
  • What I think about in my worlds
    • An Inspire list not a checklist
  • Laws of science
    • Conservations
    • Speed of Light
    • Relativity
    • Evolution
  • Myths
    • What if Mount Olympus is real
    • Is magic used to reinforced religion and there are no gods?
  • Magic
    • What is the system(s)
    • Does it break or complement other rules?
  • Technology
    • Is there missing or extra resources?
    • How does it interact with magic?

Worldbuilding Task

Think about the rules of your world.

Real world task

Think about the rules you have created in your household?

May 7, 2019

Today's Topic The long and short of creating a culture framework

Reading about cultures in national geographic was my first step into worldbuilding. The similarities and differences of cultures and how they change over time have been fascinating.  Years ago I learned about the idea of language families.  So I extended the idea of language families and came up with a protoculture or a fantasy culture group. The idea is that as the hunter-gatherer culture separates.  Not only does the language change, but so does the way the people believe. So Join Michael and Jeffery as the look about how to create a fantasy culture group in your fictional world.

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  • What is a framework?
  • What Elements do you need?
  • The long of it
  • What makes up a culture
    • Group verses Ethnicity Verses
    • Western Couture vs English
  • The 5 Big question
    • Why do think they are related
    • Shared language
    • Shared religion
    • Shared customs
    • Shared believes and norms
  • Remember!!!
    • The longer the shared experiences are separate 2 groups the more alien they will appear to each other. Imagine a Norseman meeting a person speaking Bengali in 1000 AD. Would the consider themselves distant cousins?
  • The Short of it
    • Enough to know them
    • No more than what you need, Wiggle Room
    • Use as a base for any cultures you create

Worldbuilding Task

                Create a culture group framework in your world

Real world task

Learn to say no

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