Building Baubles: How Revenger Fails at Technology
Revenger's setting is both intriguing and highly confused.
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Five Tips for Using an Arbitrary Magic System
Arbitrary magic systems can work, but they have some liabilities.
How to Teach World Terms Without Confusing Readers
Confusing new terms can make readers feel jarred and overwhelmed.
Episode 322: Urban Fantasy… Again
Werewolves with smartphones, vampires on motorcycles, mages at school, and so many nightclubs!
Episode 321: Why You Shouldn’t Include Prejudice
Are you making a bold and progressive statement or simply reinforcing harmful norms?
Six Principles for Becoming a Better Worldbuilder
Worldbuilding is complicated, but a few universal principles can provide guidance.
Episode 319: Monsters of Fire and Flame
Things are heating up this week, because we're talking about dragons, salamanders, and more!
Episode 318: Lost Knowledge
Is lost knowledge always found in the last place you look?
Ridding Your Monsters of Ableism
Monsters often reflect society's fears of disability.
Episode 306: Transportation in Spec Fic
Before your hero can clock in for a space 9 to 5, they first have to commute to work.
Episode 304: Scifi Weapons
Pew pew, laser beams!
Building Crescent City: How Maas Remixed Old Tropes
Hey there, friend, do you feel like joining some vampires for a night out on the town?
Episode 301: Theming Your World… Again
Water, earth, fire, Amelia Earhart.
Episode 299: The Masquerade
Shhhh, don’t tell anyone we’re recording a podcast about magic that no one knows about.
Building Mars: How Red Rising Flubs Class Conflict
Misogyny, toxic masculinity, and confusion over class struggle make this book an insulting letdown.
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