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Worldbuilding

TBRCon2024 Highlight: Building Believable Sci-Fi Worlds (with Jonathan Nevair, Aliette de Bodard, Christopher Ruocchio & More)

March 29, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.

This week, join moderator/author Jonathan Nevair and authors Aliette de Bodard, Christopher Ruocchio, Marina J. Lostetter, Hûw Steer and Taran Hunt for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Building Believable Sci-Fi Worlds.”

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2024 Tagged With: Aliette de Bodard, Author Panel, Christopher Ruocchio, Huw Steer, Jonathan Nevair, Marina J. Lostetter, Taran Hunt, TBRCon2024, Worldbuilding, Writing

SFF Addicts Ep. 91: Connecting World & Character with Robert Jackson Bennett (Mini-Masterclass)

February 13, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Connecting World & Character with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett. During the episode, Robert connects the dots between character and worldbuilding, including the intersections of world, character and theme, different ways to start your stories, worlds as distinct characters, how world dynamics can inform character behavior, character perspectives and description, mood, dialogue, Die Hard and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, City of Stairs, Del Rey Books, Foundryside, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Podcast, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Addicts, The Tainted Cup, Worldbuilding, Writing

ESSAY: Welcome to the Fungalverse: Crafting a Strange & Captivating Fictional World

January 24, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson 1 Comment

Welcome to The Fungalverse, an essay exploring SFF worldbuilding through the lens of fungi.

This essay is part of the Mushroom Blues virtual book tour.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tour, Guest Post, Self Published Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Book Tour, Essay, Fungalpunk, Mushroom Blues, Self Published, TBRCon2024, The Fungalverse, The Hofmann Report, Worldbuilding

Guest Post: Building an Immersive World by Noor Al-Shanti

August 18, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Children of the Dead City, Chronicles of Adalmearc, Daniel E. Olesen, Guest Article, Guest Post, K S Villoso, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, Noor Al-Shanti, The Hobbit, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ursula Le Guin, World Building, Worldbuilding

Guest Post: Worldbuilding in The Rush’s Edge by Ginger Smith

August 12, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: #Scifi, Angry Robot, angry robot books, Ginger Smith, Guest Post, Sci Fi, Sci Fi Books, Sci-Fi Debut, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Books, Science Fiction Debut, SciFi Debut, The Rush's Edge, World Building, Worldbuilding

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