Episode 398: Creating Fictional Cultures Tragically, Westeros isn't a historical place. September 25, 2022September 22, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Steven
Q&A: Should My Hero Fight Animals? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi September 19, 2022September 15, 2022 in Worldbuilding
Episode 395: Omens and Prophecies Sometimes a crow is just a crow... but it's probably an omen September 4, 2022September 3, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and R. Christian Haining
Building Hyperion: How Simmons Scattered His World Six backstories and a guy made of knives. September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis, Worldbuilding
Why You Should Theme Your World To make an impression, a world must be more than the sum of its parts. August 26, 2022August 30, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Worldbuilding
Episode 393: Airships Zeppelin or Flying Tallship? August 21, 2022August 18, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Steven
Q&A: How Should I Respond to Beta Reader Feedback? Submitted by Chris, answered by Oren Ashkenazi August 15, 2022August 11, 2022 in Storytelling, Worldbuilding
Q&A: How Can I Give Aliens Strange Values? Submitted by Tektalox, answered by Oren Ashkenazi August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 in Worldbuilding
Episode 386: Fantasy Weapons Which is the waviest? July 3, 2022June 30, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Steven
Episode 385: Food in Spec Fic Delicious crunchies and munchies. June 26, 2022June 25, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Emma Riley
Q&A: How Can I Include Disability in a World Where People Design Their Bodies? Submitted by Tifa, answered by Fay Onyx June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 in Social Justice, Worldbuilding
Episode 383: Unfocused Worldbuilding When the setting gets fuzzy. June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Svend Phillips
Q&A: Should I Use a Historical or an Original World? Submitted by Alina, answered by Oren Ashkenazi June 6, 2022June 1, 2022 in Worldbuilding
Q&A: Do I Have to Fix a Plot Hole? Submitted by Terk, answered by Oren Ashkenazi May 30, 2022May 26, 2022 in Storytelling, Worldbuilding
Episode 380: Factions in Fiction Factions: Not great in real life, awesome in fiction. May 22, 2022May 19, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and R. Christian Haining
Q&A: Should I Explain My Magic? Submitted by Murphie, answered by Oren Ashkenazi May 16, 2022May 12, 2022 in Worldbuilding
Q&A: How Can I Establish Measurement Units? Submitted by Evan, answered by Oren Ashkenazi May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 in Worldbuilding
Episode 377: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Civilization ended, so it's time for a robe and wizard hat. May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Svend Phillips
Episode 374: Travel Stories Is it the journey or the destination that matters? April 10, 2022April 7, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Steven
Episode 373: Speculative Westerns It can be horses or space ships, so long as someone has a duster. April 3, 2022July 30, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Avery
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