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Hickson, Timothy

 
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Synopsis

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. With over 35,000 copies sold, On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I discusses specific and applicable ideas for your writing, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire. Volume II, a sequel with a host of new topics, released in December 2021.


On Writing
  • Prologues
  • The First Chapter
  • The Exposition Problem
  • Foreshadowing
  • Villain Motivation
  • Hero-Villain Relationships
  • Final Battles
  • The Chosen One
  • Hard Magic Systems
  • Soft Magic Systems
  • Magic Systems and Storytelling

On Worldbuilding
  • Polytheistic Religions
  • Hidden Magical Worlds
  • How Empires Rise
  • How Empires Work
  • How Empires Fall

Exclusive Content
  • How I Plan a Novel

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and Worldbuilding, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire.

On Writing

Part I: Prologues
Part II: The First Chapter
Part III: The Exposition Problem
Part IV: Foreshadowing
Part V: Villain Motivation
Part VI: Hero-Villain Relationships
Part VII: Final Battles
Part VIII: The Chosen One
Part IX: Hard Magic Systems 
Part X: Soft Magic Systems
Part XI: Magic Systems and Storytelling

On Worldbuilding

Part XII: Polytheistic Religions
Part XIII: Hidden Magical Worlds 
Part XIV: How Empires Rise
Part XV: How Empires Work
Part XVI: How Empires Fall

Exclusive Content

Part XVII: How I Plan a Novel

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9780473591731: On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0473591731 ISBN 13 :  9780473591731
Editeur : Tim Hickson, 2021
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