Episode 27.1: Learn How to Create Cultures Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create a culture, defining what culture is and is not, how to develop a cultural vision, and the types of cultural depictions we’ll likely need. Read More …
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New Course Launched!
World Building University (WBU) has an Accelerated World Building course that is now available! This course walks you through decisions on what you invent for your setting and what you can skip. And this will speed up your world building!
Piers Anthony Quote
Endorsement from Piers Anthony, NY Times Bestselling Author I read Cultures and Beyond, The Art of World Building 3, by Randy Ellefson. I reviewed the prior two volumes, Creating Life and Creating Places, when they were published. Each volume is a comprehensive discussion of Read More …
Podcast Episode 26 – Creating Religions
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 …
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 …