Chris recently appeared on the Building Dystopia podcast, discussing worldbuilding. The questions covered include the following: Would you take us through your personal worldbuilding process, perhaps highlighting what you believe are the most important elements of worldbuilding? What elements of the world contribute most to it becoming a transmedia world? What is it about a…
Why Authors Love Wonderdraft for Mapmaking
What is Wonderdraft? It’s a neat tool Chris uses to easily make custom maps for his books (and other worldbuilding projects). In this week’s video, Chris shows the types of things you can do with Wonderdraft and why it might be useful for authors. Chris has no affiliation with Wonderdraft. He just enjoys using it….
10 Proverbs to Reconsider Using in Your Writing
In today’s worldbuilding video, Chris talks about proverbs or sayings and how they may not always fit into your fictional world. He gives a few common examples and explains how their origins might not work or could be modified to work with your world. Watch the video below for the details!
Worldbuilding: How to Build a Fictional World
Many writers need to create a fictional world for their stories to take place in. In this week’s video, Chris talks about how to build a fictional world. He covers four different considerations that will influence your world: physics, specific regions, resources, and nature. Watch the video below to see how these will help you…
Why Authors Love World Anvil
In this week’s video, Chris talks about a tool called World Anvil, which can help with world building for your novel. It is especially useful for Science Fiction and Fantasy authors, but also for any author wanting a tool for world building. Check out what Chris has to say about it in the video!