Worldbuilding is for Everyone (Season 1, Episode 2)
Amie Kaufman On Writing
English - August 16, 2020 23:00 - 8 minutes - 9.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsBooks Arts advice author books fiction howto reading tips writing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Building a world for your story or your series is a huge job, and though we all know the one about how the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, how do you figure out which step to take first? This isn’t just a problem if you need to invent an original world—say, for a sci-fi or fantasy novel. Your novel can be set at a high school in America and still need worldbuilding. So where do you begin?
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