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    On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I
    On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I
    On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I
    Audiobook8 hours

    On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I

    Written by Timothy Hickson

    Narrated by Larissa Thompson and Merphy Napier

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    About this audiobook

    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 World building, 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



    Dozens of side notes and extra thoughts on all these wonderful stories

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAudiobooks Unleashed
    Release dateOct 5, 2020
    ISBN9781953250728
    On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I

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    • 2/5
      The narrators sucks. First one sounds like she's crying and that made me can't focus!! I'd rather hear Google AI talking. Seriously. The book is great! The narratos made me quit this book.
    • 5/5
      I watch HelloFutureMe's on writing and world building videos on YouTube and wanted to support the books in some way as he gives really great breakdowns in an easy to understand way. He actually has two more books volume 2 and 3. I'm hoping someone will see this and do an audio book for those as well. If I were an advanced writing teacher I would use his books. Great info. Highly recommend.