writing fantasy

Creating and Tracking Your Magic Systems

You are to become the Shaper of the Cosmos. It is you who will give form and content to all the universe. You will breathe life into the stillness, giving meaning and purpose to all the actions which are to follow. – Gary Gygax

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Worldbuilding: How to Create Realistic Fictional Cultures

It’s important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive. – Laine Taylor

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S30E4 – The Portal Fantasy

When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one! – Lewis Caroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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S24E6 – Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. – C.S. Lewis

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S22E9 – Fog and Flame: Worldbuilding

Worldbuilding is different than setting in my opinion. Setting is a room. A backdrop. It’s scenery. But without good worldbuilding, you can’t have realistic feeling scenery. You can’t have cool, unique backdrops for your story. – Patrick Rothfuss

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S8E1 – The Fantasy Genre

This is going to take a while. I’m a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity. – Brandon Sanderson

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