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Story World Building:Where do you start? with Rebekah R. Ganiere

Worldbuilding-Setting Story World Building:Where do you start? with Rebekah R. Ganiere

Level
Mixed
Basic and Premium Members Prices
Premium Members $25 & Basic Members $35
Category
  1. Characters
  2. Description/Setting
  3. Plotting
  4. POV
[bcolor=#ffffff]Every story needs a world and every world has to be built. Whether on a farm in Oklahoma or in a galaxy far far away. Each author must lay the foundation for the story world just like you build a plot or flesh out characters. But just like you do not use the techniques for plot building for a character study, the tools needed to paint a compelling world are different.[/bcolor]

[bcolor=#ffffff] So, where do you start? Join Rebekah as she breaks down the steps to build your story world and shows you how to accomplish this. This two week class will review:[/bcolor]
  • [bcolor=#ffffff][bcolor=#ffffff]Genre classification rules and how they impact your world (Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Steampunk, Magical Realism, Alternate history, New Worlds)[/bcolor][/bcolor]
  • [bcolor=#ffffff][bcolor=#ffffff]What are your species and how do they effect your world (Mythical creatures, paranormal creatures, humans, fae, others)[/bcolor][/bcolor]
  • [bcolor=#ffffff][bcolor=#ffffff]How do Politics and Religion control your world?[/bcolor][/bcolor]
  • [bcolor=#ffffff][bcolor=#ffffff]Managing Hierarchy, wars and alliances[/bcolor][/bcolor]
  • [bcolor=#ffffff][bcolor=#ffffff]Understanding and using natural and man made materials and resources[/bcolor][/bcolor]
Author
VampWereZombie
Start date
Oct 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM
End date
Nov 6, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Registration end date
Oct 26, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Rating
4.71 star(s) 14 ratings