Episode 26: Learn How to Create Religions Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create a religion, including its all-important history, beliefs, worship practices, and traits of those who belong to a religion. Listen, Subscribe, and Review this episode Read More …
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5 Tips – Cultures
5 World Building Tips (Vol 3, #1): Cultures Here are today’s world building tips! The theme is cultures. You can read more in Chapter 1, “Creating Cultures,” from Cultures and Beyond, (The Art of World Building, #3). Tip #1: “Culture Read More …
Podcast Episode 25 – Creating Armed Forces
Episode 25: Learn How to Create Armed Forces Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create armed forces like the army, navy and air force. This includes how to become a member of one, their ranks, and how they’re Read More …
Podcast Episode 24 – Creating Organizations
Episode 24: Learn How to Creating Organizations Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create good and evil organizations, how people join and leave them, what power structures are like, and how to invent history for them. Listen, Subscribe, Read More …
Cultures and Beyond Released!
Cultures and Beyond (The Art of World Building, #3) is available! That said, the paperback, hardback, and audio book are ready but it sometimes takes a couple days for Amazon to have them go “live.” Endorsements I was once again able Read More …
Ed Greenwood Endorsement!
With Cultures and Beyond a week from release, Ed Greenwood, inventor of The Forgotten Realms, had this to say: Ellefson continues his masterful overview of worldbuilding, carefully and coherently dealing with every last detail…that…Creating Life and Creating Places haven’t covered. Read More …
Podcast Episode 23 – Creating Names
Episode 23: Learn How to Creating Names Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create names, including tips and tricks we can use, the difference between given names and surnames, and both people and place naming considerations. Listen, Subscribe, Read More …
WBU Covid-19 Sale
As owner of World Building University (WBU), I recognize the difficult times we’re all facing as Coronavirus changes life as we know it. For a limited time, I’m offering a 75% discount on the full price of How to Create Read More …
Podcast Episodes to Resume
It’s been almost a year since I released episode 22 of The Art of World Building Podcast, but new ones have been recorded and are scheduled to resume releases on April 7, 2020, two weeks before Cultures and Beyond is Read More …
Vol 3 Release Date Set
The release of Cultures and Beyond (The Art of World Building, #3) is set for April 21, 2020. The writing is done and the book is headed off to the editor and formatter soon. I know a lot of you Read More …