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The Way with Worlds
The Way with Worlds
Series · 10 books · 2017-2021
By
Steven Savage
Books in series
#3
Sex And Worldbuilding
2017
Creating fictional worlds also means populating them - but how does the population keep populating? At some point you're good to have to look at your setting and ask, bluntly, just how sex works for the people and creatures you created. This can be incredibly complicated in our own world, let alone a newly imagined setting! This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about sex in your setting. From mental development to social diseases, the definition of maturity to the role of senses in reproduction, there's plenty of questions to get you to think. It's having a worldbuilding coach in one handy guide! So it's time to talk about sex and the worlds you make!
#4
Magic, Technology, And Worldbuilding
2017
Creating fictional worlds also means figuring out how people take control of their environment, be it magic or technology. Your characters are going to build houses, cast spells, use computers, brew potions. Magic and technology in many ways are the same thing for worldbuilding - but what do they mean for your setting? This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about magic and technology in your setting. From economics to social standing, delivery to training, there's plenty of questions to get you to think. It's having a worldbuilding coach in one handy guide! So it's time to talk about magic, technology, and the worlds you make!
#6
Religion and Worldbuilding
2017
Creating fictional worlds means writing about people – and often that means cultural institutions, especially religion and philosophy. If you think Worldbuilding is complicated, wait until gods, demons, sages, and philosophers get drawn into the mix! This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about religion in your setting. From metaphysics and hidden truths, to tradition and superstition, it’s time to ask some hard questions – about often soft subjects! Worldbuilding is a challenge, but with this book you’ve got a prayer of getting religion right!
#7
Worldbuilding Checkup
2017
Creating fictional worlds is complicated, and sometimes you need to step back and make sure you're doing it right. Other times, you want to prepare yourself before going forward. This book is to help you make sure you're keeping your worldbuilding on track! This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you evaluate how well you're building your world. From timelines to rules, from audience expectation to genres, it's like having a coach at your fingertips! Time for a worldbuilding checkup!
#8
Characters And Worldbuilding
2017
Characters are the way people experience your stories, games, and more - and they're unique expressions of your world. Making sure characters are part of your setting, bring people into their setting, and act believably is critical to good writing and worldbuilding. This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about characters and setting. From goals and motivations to agency and history, this guide is here to help you think and explore! Time to take a look at characters.
#10
Organizations and Worldbuilding
2018
From tribes to conspiracies, organizations are part of any setting - because people naturally organize. Believable organizations are part of a believable world. In many ways, churches and conspiracies and guilds are like characters. This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about organizations and setting. From power structures to traditions, communications to publicity, this guide is here to help bring your organizations - and world - to life! Get organized. Get ready. Get worldbuilding!
#12
Fashion And Worldbuilding
2019
Clothes and jewelry, colors and gems, tell stories about the culture and people who wear them. If you're creating a fictional world, it's time to get real about fashion - knowing why people dress the way they do. This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about fashion and setting. From traditions to materials, religions to government, everything is here to make the fashion in your world more believable! Build your world, and put fashion into action!
#14
Gods, Deities, and Worldbuilding
2020
Gods and deities are a constant element of our fiction, from fantasy worlds to high-tech artificial gods. Real deities mean real challenges for authors and worldbuilders. How do you make them believable – and where do you start? This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about gods and deities in your setting. From the importance of worship to how the gods work, this book is your key to making fictional gods seem very real! Build your world and make it divine!
#16
Calendars, Holidays, and Worldbuilding
2020
We're used to calendars and holidays being part of our lives. But what about our fictional settings? How do our characters measure time, celebrate holidays, and why do they do these things?This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about how people think about time in your setting - and why. From calendars to holidays, timekeeping to professions, this book walks you through the important questions with helpful advice, suggested exercises, and more. It's time to think about time in your world!
#17
History, Records, and Worldbuilding
2021
History is a vital part of our lives - and our fiction. How do your fictional cultures record history, deal with change, honor the past, and face the future? This book is here to help you bring history to life! This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about what history means in your setting. From records to disinformation, historians to museums, this book walks you through the important questions with helpful advice, suggested exercises, and more. Make history and your fiction will also make history!
Author
Steven Savage
Author · 12 books