5 World Building Tips (Vol 1, #3): Species This is the next article in a series of world building tips! Today’s theme is species. This will get you started, but you can read more about this in Chapter 3, “Creating Species”, Read More …
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Creating Life Published!
Creating Life has been published in both eBook and paperback format! Join the mailing list to get the free templates! Chapter summaries are below. Chapter 1—Why Build a World? While world building is expected in many genres of fantasy and Read More …
Piers Anthony Endorsement
On the eve of publishing Creating Life, I just received a great endorsement from bestselling author Piers Anthony! Impeccable timing. “I read Creating Life (The Art of World Building, #1), by Randy Ellefson…It is exhaustive, well written, and knowledgeable…I, as a Read More …
Pre-Order Creating Life!
Creating Life can now be pre-ordered at Amazon! Other retailers will follow soon. The official release date is May 2, 2017. Newsletter subscribers will receive the free templates in April ahead of the release.
Creating Life Being Edited
Creating Life (The Art of World Building, #1) has been written and is now being edited by JJ Henke, who’s worked with me for years on various projects. I should have it back in about two weeks. Then it will Read More …
Volume 1 Nears Completion
I’ve been finishing up Creating Life and would have been done by now, but I got caught up in volume 2, Creating Places. I couldn’t help myself. Sometimes I wake up with a good idea for how to go about Read More …
Species Creation In Action
To get an idea of the skills you’ll pick up from Creating Life (Vol 1), head over to Llurien.com and check out the humanoid species. Randy Ellefson, the author of The Art of World Building, has been building the fantasy world of Llurien Read More …
New Site!
I hope to make this site a central hub of information about world building, not only from my own writings, but with links to others and possibly guests posts – so if you’d like to write one, let me know! Read More …