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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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Now displaying: January, 2020
Jan 26, 2020

Today's Topic – Check yourself before you wreck yourself

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Podcast Show Flow

  • This takes for granted you are creative
  • Why we are the biggest problem in our creative endeavors.
  • Three things that you need to achieve more
    • Ambition
    • Action
    • Attitude
  • Not a one-time fix, it is about balance and awareness

WBT

Find out what

RW  Task

Go NVTS

           

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Fundamentals of Story Structure

8 Elements of a Story Explained

The Five Essential Elements Of A Story

Parts of a Story: The 11 Essential Story Elements You Need to Get Right

 

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Jan 19, 2020

Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories

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WBT

Write a basic story

RW  Task

            Self-love

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Episode 268 Brainstorming video game content

1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268

Episode 307 Story at the basics

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Episode 268 Brainstorming video game content https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-268-brainstorming-video-game-content/

1st Steps New Indie Single-Player RPG Video Game– Tuesday Tidbit for Episode 268  https://www.gardul.com/blog/1st-steps-new-indie-single-player-rpg-video-game-tuesday-tidbit-for-episode-268/

Episode 307 Story at the basics https://www.gardul.com/blog/episode-307-story-at-the-basics/

 

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Jan 15, 2020

Today's Topic - Why do you think 1/1?

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  • Why
    1. Families are not just around in the holidays.
  • What are the problems
    1. What if the family does not support my dreams?
    2. Stopping the family drama
      • Learning, lack of impulse control and hormones raging.
    3. What to do when you think your toddler or infant is out to get you?
  • How do I let go?
    1. Let your kids be a kid, redirect them. They are not out to get you.
    2. Manage yourself
    3. Get your sleep (7-9) hours
    4. Transition
    5. Release meditation

WBT

Come up with a fictional New Year holiday

RW  Task

            Commit to improving yourself, do it for 60 days

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9 New Year's Traditions From Cultures Around The World

April Fools' Day: Origin and History

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Jan 9, 2020

Today's Topic – Dealing the family after the holidays

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  • Why
    1. Families are not just around in the holidays.
  • What are the problems
    1. What if the family does not support my dreams?
    2. Stopping the family drama
    3. What to do when you think your toddler or infant are out to get you?
      • Learning, lack of impulse control, and hormones raging.
  • How do I let go?
    1. Let your kids be a kids, redirect them. They are not out to get you.
    2. Manage yourself
    3. Get your sleep (7-9) hours
    4. Transition
    5. Release meditation

WBT

            Worldbuild or create when your are stressed or tired

RW  Task

The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive by Brendon Buchard

Bonus Book for parents: No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Landsbury     

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How to Stop Fighting

Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear to Be Acting Bad But Aren't

How to Deal with Negative People

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How to Stop Fighting

Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear to Be Acting Bad But Aren't

 

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Jan 2, 2020

Today's Topic – Finding the basic building blocks of stories

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  • Why is it important to know what a story really is?
  • What a story is not?
    • A structure
    • Theme or meme
    • Outline
    • A Goal
    • Elements (Setting, Characters, Plot, Conflict, Theme, Point-of-view, Tone, Style)
    • This list can go on forever.
  • A story is an explanation of an event (Conflict) that is exchanged between people.
    • You need to explain important points before, and give resolution to help the other people satisfaction that the story is complete
  • Jeff’s 6 Steps to a complete story
    1. Before the Story (BS)
    2. The Incident
    3. The Strike
    4. The Fallout
    5. The Run
    6. After The Story (AS)
  • If you want a longer story repeat steps 3 and 4
  • Character arcs should be this structure inside if your story
  • Sub plots should follow steps 2-5

WBT

Write a basic story

RW  Task

            Look at your world and create a story to host your setting

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Fundamentals of Story Structure

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The Five Essential Elements Of A Story

Parts of a Story: The 11 Essential Story Elements You Need to Get Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

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