tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post4624482069821058323..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: VW#4: World-Building IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-42728375836590136492008-08-03T18:49:00.000-04:002008-08-03T18:49:00.000-04:00Comments for this workshop are now closed and the ...Comments for this workshop are now closed and the giveaways have been awarded. If you have any questions regarding this workshop, please stop by my open Q&A here at PBW on Tuesday, August 4, 2008.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-55812056324891561452008-08-03T18:45:00.000-04:002008-08-03T18:45:00.000-04:00JulieB wrote: A few years back I found a very thor...JulieB wrote: <I>A few years back I found a very thorough world-building questionaire, maybe it was even from a link here, by PC Wrede, for building worlds for computer games. It had really thought-provoking questions about not only landscape, but politics, customs, currency, food, culture.... Sadly, the link I'd saved expired a few years back.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry to hear you got zapped (we still haven't gotten everything that fried here a few weeks ago fixed.)<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the computer game thing, but P.C. Wrede's fantasy worldbuilding questions (which are equally cool) are presently hosted by SFWA's web site - you can check them out <A HREF="http://www.sfwa.org/writing/worldbuilding1.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17720092809362026022008-08-03T18:39:00.000-04:002008-08-03T18:39:00.000-04:00wolf wrote: So I'm curious: have you ever designed...wolf wrote: <I>So I'm curious: have you ever designed a world first, and then the story flowed from the world-building?</I><BR/><BR/>I have, nine times. :) For my GCI books, I was assigned a ready-made world and the characters who lived in it (this was a WFH job) and had to write the story from there. I wrote six books for that series and had a lot of fun with it.<BR/><BR/>I wrote another three books for another WFH job that had a prechosen world. My contract prohibits me from getting into too much detail on this one, but it was basically the same deal as the GCI books but with a lot more creative freedom as far as the storytelling went. That job I really loved, too, so it sucks that I can't talk about it.<BR/><BR/>It may not be part of my prcoess to build a world and go from there with the story, but I liked the challenge of doing it as a WFH.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-8189094884342845332008-08-01T11:59:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:59:00.000-04:00We were hit by lightening in our part of the world...We were hit by lightening in our part of the world a few days ago, and I'm finally back online. (We still don't have a phone.) This was great. The "necessities" part rang true for me today. What I thought was a maguffin in my story, that could be filled in later, ended up being a road block. It's decision time for the WIP.<BR/><BR/>A few years back I found a very thorough world-building questionaire, maybe it was even from a link here, by PC Wrede, for building worlds for computer games. It had really thought-provoking questions about not only landscape, but politics, customs, currency, food, culture.... Sadly, the link I'd saved expired a few years back.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how I'll get caught up this week. But I'll have fun trying. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>JulieBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-53978530753063285152008-08-01T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:39:00.000-04:00Lynn,Excellent! My standards as a reader are defi...Lynn,<BR/><BR/>Excellent! My standards as a reader are definitely going up. Things I've always wondered about are identified with reading your workshops. Clarity-crystal clear-my Business Management teacher said that was one of the most important things no matter what you do and many people don't get it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>Susan B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-58337441795907526132008-08-01T11:04:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:04:00.000-04:00Putting my name in the hat - thanks for doing this...Putting my name in the hat - thanks for doing this!<BR/><BR/>ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-87604488795535618182008-08-01T10:58:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:58:00.000-04:00Echoing all the positive comments above, along wit...Echoing all the positive comments above, along with much thanks and gratitude.Leah Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777905263417214053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-22292621615387701932008-08-01T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:43:00.000-04:00Your workshops are so useful - thanks!Your workshops are so useful - thanks!Kaellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056499543812989023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-65865759718399878382008-08-01T10:40:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:40:00.000-04:00Great post!Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853980637566992330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36688035807846581382008-08-01T10:39:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:39:00.000-04:00Thank you for the helpful advice and for running t...Thank you for the helpful advice and for running these workshops this week.<BR/><BR/>Barbara L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36782593187743642912008-08-01T10:29:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:29:00.000-04:00Wow, am I so glad I found this site - thanks to so...Wow, am I so glad I found this site - thanks to someone at Seekerville blog!<BR/><BR/>Wonderful, wonderful info.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to list you @ my blog under "Areas of Interest for Writers"<BR/><BR/>My blog: http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being here!<BR/><BR/>Please enter me in your drawings. :-)<BR/><BR/>PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-42604556458462206242008-08-01T10:15:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:15:00.000-04:00I have always been a bit intimidated at creating a...I have always been a bit intimidated at creating a world,especially after reading some other supposedly helpful essays and "workshops". This, however, has clarified how to simplify the seemingly (to me, anyway) daunting process by relating directly to the elements necessary to the protaganist.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!!Laughing Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152726774153495042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-91683648447967151122008-08-01T10:02:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:02:00.000-04:00Great world building info! Thanks.Great world building info! Thanks.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08927134038343653485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-32963191684311579082008-08-01T09:35:00.000-04:002008-08-01T09:35:00.000-04:00This was great - incredibly useful! Thanks so much...This was great - incredibly useful! Thanks so much. It makes me want to go out and build a world, even though my current WIP would never forgive me. ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950255148474025374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4094415714405537262008-08-01T09:24:00.000-04:002008-08-01T09:24:00.000-04:00Great workshop. I'm really glad you're taking the ...Great workshop. I'm really glad you're taking the time to post these.Julie Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331303987066184507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17413047706777460782008-08-01T08:20:00.000-04:002008-08-01T08:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for the worldbuilding notebook and the temp...Thanks for the worldbuilding notebook and the templates. It's very helpful.lxzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898457609552734512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83735083918443263262008-07-31T23:39:00.000-04:002008-07-31T23:39:00.000-04:00Wonderful post! Worldbuilding is so essential in ...Wonderful post! Worldbuilding is so essential in making or breaking a story. Thanks for your input on such an important topic.Cherie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16767627787231269781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-46750695751219859102008-07-31T23:03:00.000-04:002008-07-31T23:03:00.000-04:00I'm struggling with worldbuilding at the moment, s...I'm struggling with worldbuilding at the moment, so this is a tremendous help. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89698899955932673772008-07-31T22:04:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:04:00.000-04:00So I'm curious: have you ever designed a world fir...So I'm curious: have you ever designed a world first, and then the story flowed from the world-building?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-26447847003563927952008-07-31T21:51:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:51:00.000-04:00Boo and hiss to your seventh grade teacher. Horrib...Boo and hiss to your seventh grade teacher. Horrible man. I hope he got eaten by a dinosaur. <BR/><BR/>Loved this workshop, thank you so much for the insight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-3394947179081070382008-07-31T21:34:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:34:00.000-04:00Thank you again so much. Well done.Thank you again so much. Well done.Big Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866756029868111330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6753637661088059542008-07-31T21:27:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:27:00.000-04:00Another great post!Awesome prize packs!Terri W.Another great post!<BR/><BR/>Awesome prize packs!<BR/><BR/>Terri W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-63262778695932483132008-07-31T20:25:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:25:00.000-04:00Very interesting and thanks for posting a list of ...Very interesting and thanks for posting a list of reference materials.Lorrrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296357132258376616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4255243873262926252008-07-31T20:11:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:11:00.000-04:00These workshops have been great! I've really enjo...These workshops have been great! I've really enjoyed these ones on worldbuilding. Thanks for taking the time to do this.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996489979274465543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-74064260275276559602008-07-31T20:07:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:07:00.000-04:00Another excellent description of the world buildin...Another excellent description of the world building process. I'm off to work on Cirius 5!<BR/>Helen RuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com