Subscribers to the 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 has all tips from Read More …
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30,000+ Downloads!
You guys are amazing! Just a year after reaching 10k and six months after 20k, I’m up to 30k in downloads! I thought things would slow with me not releasing new episodes most of this year, but I guess not! Read More …
Volume 4 Published!
Creating Life – The Podcast Transcripts (The Art of World Building, #4) has been published in audio book, paperback, and eBook format! Hardback will follow later. These are transcripts of all podcast episodes that relate to subjects found in Creating Read More …
Transcript Books Coming
The Art of World Building Podcast has transcripts that are now being packaged for sale as volumes 4-6 in the series. This way, you can take them with you as eBooks, print, hard back, or audio books. The latter are Read More …
20,000+ Downloads!
The podcast has surpassed 20,000 downloads! I’m grateful to have a loyal listener base and should have new episodes for you by late summer or fall. I’ll resume once I’m closer to releasing Cultures and Beyond. I’m trying not to Read More …
WBU Launch Giveaway!
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 …
Podcast Episode 22 – Assign Senses to Your Species
Episode 22: Learn How to Assign Senses to Your Species Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create your species’ senses, from the five basics to other real senses humans and animals have, to sixth senses (second sight). Listen, Read More …
Podcast Episode 21 – How to Create Maps
Episode 21: Learn How to Create Maps Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create maps like continents, settlements, and dungeon maps, and learn whether you should create any of this and why. Listen, Subscribe, and Review this episode Read More …
Podcast Episode 20 – How to Create Places of Interest
Episode 20: Learn How to Create Places of Interest Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create places of interest, including catacombs, interstellar sites, ruins, monuments, and more. Learn how easy these are to create and how they can Read More …
Podcast Episode 19 – How to Create Time and History
Episode 19: Learn How to Create Time and History Listen as host Randy Ellefson discusses how to create time and history, including why we should usually keep timekeeping like minutes, hours, weeks, and more similar to Earth, and how to Read More …