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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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Practicum: Fictoscience Fantasy
Practicum, Language Anne Winchell 19/05/2024 Practicum, Language Anne Winchell 19/05/2024

Practicum: Fictoscience Fantasy

In today's practicum, Anne Winchell shows how fictoscience can be used in a fantasy setting.

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Worldbuilding 202: AI and Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding, Culture, Language Vivian Sayan 12/05/2024 Worldbuilding, Culture, Language Vivian Sayan 12/05/2024

Worldbuilding 202: AI and Worldbuilding

Today’s blogpost is about AI: what is is, how it works, and how to use it for worldbuilding.

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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 202: Socialism
Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 28/04/2024 Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 28/04/2024

Worldbuilding 202: Socialism

In today's blogpost, I discuss socialism and how it is often misunderstood, going through several options one can choose to make their own socialisms.

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Writing 202: Savior Stories
Writing, Culture Anne Winchell 21/04/2024 Writing, Culture Anne Winchell 21/04/2024

Writing 202: Savior Stories

In today's blogpost, the magnificent Anne discusses saviour stories, the multiple issues with using them, and the ways you can use them to promote tolerance instead of intolerance.

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Worldbuilding and Writing 202: Bigotry
Worldbuilding, Writing, Culture Vivian Sayan 14/04/2024 Worldbuilding, Writing, Culture Vivian Sayan 14/04/2024

Worldbuilding and Writing 202: Bigotry

In today's post, Anne and I discuss bigotry in terms of worldbuilding and how to write about it without endorsing it.

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Worldbuilding 205: Winners write history
Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 07/04/2024 Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 07/04/2024

Worldbuilding 205: Winners write history

In today's blogpost, I examine the old saying, “History is written by the winners,” and dismantle it to reveal the truth.

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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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Writing 105: Genre
Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 17/03/2024 Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 17/03/2024

Writing 105: Genre

Anne and I categorize various writing genres and the promises they make.

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Practicum: Tshutsi
Practicum, Species Vivian Sayan 10/03/2024 Practicum, Species Vivian Sayan 10/03/2024

Practicum: Tshutsi

In this blogpost, I discuss my species the Tshutsi, a people famous for their neutrality in interstellar affairs.

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Worldbuilding 203: Energy and Power
Worldbuilding, Physics Vivian Sayan 03/03/2024 Worldbuilding, Physics Vivian Sayan 03/03/2024

Worldbuilding 203: Energy and Power

Today's blogpost is about energy and power, including how they work and what they can do, plus how to make up new fictional ones.

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Character 103: Trauma and Edumucation
Character, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 25/02/2024 Character, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 25/02/2024

Character 103: Trauma and Edumucation

Anne and I talk about how education and trauma play important roles in how a character becomes who they are.

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Worldbuilding Analysis: Star Trek
Analysis, Television Vivian Sayan 18/02/2024 Analysis, Television Vivian Sayan 18/02/2024

Worldbuilding Analysis: Star Trek

A critique of how Star Trek does worldbuilding: the goods and the bads!

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Writing 101: The 10 Rules of Writing, Part 2
Writing, Advice Anne Winchell 11/02/2024 Writing, Advice Anne Winchell 11/02/2024

Writing 101: The 10 Rules of Writing, Part 2

Anne Winchell gives the second half of her rules of writing, focusing on advice and encouragement for writers.

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Writing 101: The 10 Rules of Writing, Part 1
Writing, Advice Anne Winchell 04/02/2024 Writing, Advice Anne Winchell 04/02/2024

Writing 101: The 10 Rules of Writing, Part 1

Anne Winchell gives the first half of her rules of writing, focusing on practical advice about storytelling and craft.

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Worldbuilding 302: Corruption
Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 28/01/2024 Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 28/01/2024

Worldbuilding 302: Corruption

In this post, I talk about corruption in broad strokes: how it works, and how it can even be useful to some degree.

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Worldbuilding 104: Rules for Rulers
Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 21/01/2024 Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 21/01/2024

Worldbuilding 104: Rules for Rulers

In this post, I discuss the rules that apply to rulers, their importance in maintaining power, and how to break them to overturn the current ruler.

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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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