On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I: Volume I

by Hickson, Timothy
ISBN: 9780473591731
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Overview

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and Worldbuilding, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire.


ON WRITING


Part I: Prologues

Part II: The First Chapter

Part III: The Exposition Problem

Part IV: Foreshadowing

Part V: Villain Motivation

Part VI: Hero-Villain Relationships

Part VII: Final Battles

Part VIII: The Chosen One

Part IX: Hard Magic Systems

Part X: Soft Magic Systems

Part XI: Magic Systems and Storytelling


ON WORLDBUILDING


Part XII: Polytheistic Religions

Part XIII: Hidden Magical Worlds

Part XIV: How Empires Rise

Part XV: How Empires Work

Part XVI: How Empires Fall


EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Part XVII: How I Plan a Novel

Dozens of side notes and extra thoughts on all the wonderful stories we discuss

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Hickson, Timothy
  • ISBN: 9780473591731
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.55
  • Number Of Pages: 244
  • Publication Year: 2021
Language: English