I’ll be turning the successful series, The Art of World Building, into online courses that will be launched within the next year. There should be a free mini-course, a main course, and then the flagship one that has all the Read More …
I was recently asked to be guest on another podcast and the episode is now live. I talk more about my experiences with world building, so if you’re following my own podcast or The Art of World Building, check it out!
The audio book of Creating Places (The Art of World Building, #2) has been released on all major vendors: On Audible On iTunes On Amazon
When drawing maps of continents, being realistic is a good idea even when inventing for a fantasy or SF landscape. We’re not freed from plausibility unless we’re purposely throwing out the laws of physics and nature. Most of us are Read More …
NY Times Bestselling author Piers Anthony was once again kind enough to read a volume in the series. This time, it was Creating Places, and he had this to say (bold highlights are mine): “I read Creating Places—the Art of Read More …
Creating Places has been published in both eBook and paperback format! The audio book will be released soon. Join The Art of World Building mailing list to get the free templates! Chapter summaries are below. Chapter 1—Case Studies Three case studies Read More …
The makers of Campaign Cartographer and other map-making programs I use invited me to write a guest post on their site, ProFantasy.com. It went live Monday and can be read at this link. The article discusses subjects covered in Creating Read More …
In celebration of the release of Creating Places (The Art of World Building, #2) I’m doing a massive giveaway of world building tools, training, and advice! All you need to do is enter and get a chance to win $200 Read More …
It’s been months in the making, but The Art of World Building podcast has launched this week! You can hear the first three episodes now. Episodes are free and are scheduled to release every two weeks. You can listen here: The Art Read More …
I just received another endorsement from Ed Greenwood, creator of The Forgotten Realms® and dozens of other imaginary worlds: With CREATING PLACES, Randy Ellefson has penned a sequel to his CREATING LIFE that walks story creators through worldbuilding along an Read More …