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Category: The Art of World Building

185 Tips Book Published

December 24, 2019 Rand

Subscribers to The Art of World Building newsletter receive world building tips in their inbox (along with downloadable templates), but now you can have them all in one place in a new, short book, 185 Tips on World Building. This Read More …

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Vol 5 Published

July 9, 2019June 8, 2019 Rand

Volume 5 in The Art of World Building series has been published! More information on Creating Places – The Podcast Transcripts can be found at the official site. It’s a collection of transcripts from the world building podcast, and each Read More …

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Vol 4 Released

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Rand

I’ve published another volume in The Art of World Building series, but it’s not the highly anticipated volume three, Cultures and Beyond. It’s a book of transcripts of podcast episodes, most of which were based on volume one. As a Read More …

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WBU Launch Giveaway!

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Rand

In celebration of the launch of World Building University (WBU) in the coming weeks, I’m doing a giveaway tailored to world builders! If you’re not such a person yourself, forward this to any fantasy or sci-fi author, screenwriter, gamer, game designer, or hobbyist Read More …

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Creating Places Audio Book Released

January 12, 2018 Rand

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

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How Mountains Affect Rainfall

November 27, 2017January 16, 2021 Rand

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 …

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Piers Anthony Quote #2

November 22, 2017 Rand

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 …

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Creating Places Published!

November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 Rand

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 …

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Guest Post at ProFantasy.com

November 14, 2017 Rand

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 …

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Ultimate World Builders Giveaway!

November 13, 2017November 10, 2017 Rand
Creating Places (Vol. 2)

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 …

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