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Worldbuilding 201: Rituals
Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 27/04/2025 Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 27/04/2025

Worldbuilding 201: Rituals

In today's post celebrating May Day, we examine rituals: what they are, what purpose they serve, and how we can use them in stories.

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Worldbuilding 201: Geography
Worldbuilding, Geography Vivian Sayan 01/12/2024 Worldbuilding, Geography Vivian Sayan 01/12/2024

Worldbuilding 201: Geography

In today's blogpost, we introduce geography and try to disentangle all its many meanings.

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Writing 201: Fight Scenes
Writing, Strategies Anne Winchell 20/10/2024 Writing, Strategies Anne Winchell 20/10/2024

Writing 201: Fight Scenes

In today’s Spooky October blogpost, the great Sun Anne will share her wisdom on how to set up and write compelling fight scenes from beginning to end.

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Warfare 201: Weapons
Warfare, Technology Vivian Sayan 13/10/2024 Warfare, Technology Vivian Sayan 13/10/2024

Warfare 201: Weapons

In today's Spooky October blogpost, I discuss weapons in all their glory, including what to think about when you design your own.

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Character 201: What is a Character?
Character, Types Anne Winchell 29/09/2024 Character, Types Anne Winchell 29/09/2024

Character 201: What is a Character?

In today's blogpost, Anne defines what a character is and their role in the world and in stories.

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Writing 201: Understanding Critiques
Writing, Critique Anne Winchell 22/09/2024 Writing, Critique Anne Winchell 22/09/2024

Writing 201: Understanding Critiques

In today's blogpost, the great Anne Winchell defines the types of critique and gives tips on how to form positive relationships with your critiquers.

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Worldbuilding 201: Creating Advanced Technology
Worldbuilding, Technology Vivian Sayan 15/09/2024 Worldbuilding, Technology Vivian Sayan 15/09/2024

Worldbuilding 201: Creating Advanced Technology

In today's blogpost, I discuss what technology is, what makes technology advanced, and what strategies you can use to create your own technologies.

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Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Games
Worldbuilding, Writing, Games Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 25/08/2024 Worldbuilding, Writing, Games Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 25/08/2024

Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Games

In today's blogpost, Anne and I discuss games: what they are and how to incorporate them into your world and your writing!

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Character 201: Villainy and Honour
Character, Ethics Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 28/07/2024 Character, Ethics Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 28/07/2024

Character 201: Villainy and Honour

In today's blogpost, Anne and I discuss villainy, and more specifically, the honourable kind of villain who has a line that they will not cross.

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Worldbuilding 201: Taxes & Modern Monetary Theory
Worldbuilding, Economy Vivian Sayan 26/05/2024 Worldbuilding, Economy Vivian Sayan 26/05/2024

Worldbuilding 201: Taxes & Modern Monetary Theory

In today's blogpost, I discuss modern monetary theory and why many writers mistake how states and money interact in modern and post modern societies.

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Writing 201: Humour
Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 05/05/2024 Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 05/05/2024

Writing 201: Humour

In today's blogpost, Anne and I discuss humor: what it is, why it exists, how to use it in writing, plus we give descriptions of a variety of different types.

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Worldbuilding 201 Spirituality & Religion
Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 31/03/2024 Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 31/03/2024

Worldbuilding 201 Spirituality & Religion

In today's post, I discuss spirituality and religion along with the basis for making your own.

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Worldbuilding 201: Colonization
Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 24/03/2024 Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 24/03/2024

Worldbuilding 201: Colonization

In today's post, I discuss how and why colonisation has come about historically and how you can use it in worldbuilding.

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Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Speeches
Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 14/01/2024 Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 14/01/2024

Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Speeches

Anne Winchell and I talk about how to do speeches, what makes them work, and what makes them fall short.

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Worldbuilding 201: Holidays
Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 24/12/2023 Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 24/12/2023

Worldbuilding 201: Holidays

I discuss holidays in broad strokes to help you know what to think about when you worldbuild

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Writing 201: Conveying Without Saying
Writing, Character Anne Winchell 10/12/2023 Writing, Character Anne Winchell 10/12/2023

Writing 201: Conveying Without Saying

Anne Winchell has a discussion about how to show emotions rather than telling them.

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Writing 201: Subtext
Writing, Strategies Anne Winchell 05/11/2023 Writing, Strategies Anne Winchell 05/11/2023

Writing 201: Subtext

Anne Winchell discusses subtext and how to use it effectively; I sabotage it, sometimes.

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Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Scary stories
Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 29/10/2023 Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 29/10/2023

Worldbuilding & Writing 201: Scary stories

I talk about how scary stories can be used to enhance worldbuilding and writing in and of itself, and Anne provides an amazing example.

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Worldbuilding 201: Struo, Elements, Materials, and Substances
Worldbuilding, Physics Vivian Sayan 22/10/2023 Worldbuilding, Physics Vivian Sayan 22/10/2023

Worldbuilding 201: Struo, Elements, Materials, and Substances

I discuss how to create new substances and materials so that they feel like they belong to the world.

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Worldbuilding and Writing 201: Offensive language
Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 24/09/2023 Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 24/09/2023

Worldbuilding and Writing 201: Offensive language

Anne and I discuss offensive language both as a worldbuilding tool and as something to use in writing.

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