World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast
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Welcome to a special Bonus Season! Enjoy these sessions from this year's Worldbuilding Con!
No genre is more closely associated with Worldbuilding than fantasy. Unfortunately, this can create a temptation to “play the hits,” following established tropes at the cost of innovation. In this session, we’ll discuss how to subvert audience expectations and deliver a fantasy world that’s both satisfying and surprising. Join Janet and Worldbuilding Con guests Gail Carriger and Amanda Hamon as they discuss fantasy worldbuilding:
🎙️Speakers:
Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and millions of books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes book hugs - comedies of manners mixed with urban fantasy (and sexy queer joy as GL Carriger). She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.
Amanda Hamon is a Senior Designer leading the production of Dungeons & Dragons books for Wizards of the Coast. An award-winning tabletop game designer, developer, writer, and editor, her work has appeared in dozens of releases from numerous publishers, including Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, and Kobold Press, and across many game systems, including D&D, Pathfinder, and Starfinder. The most recent title Amanda led is Wizards of the Coast’s Keys from the Golden Vault, an anthology of D&D heist adventures that released in February. She is the former Editorial Director for Kobold Press as well as the former managing developer and a co-creator of the Starfinder RPG by Paizo. She has appeared at dozens of events and on streams as a Game Master and player, and her weirdness knows no parallel. Amanda is absolutely not three opossums in a trench coat, though you can find her making screeching noises on Twitter at @amandahamon.
Episode 9, part 2: Wondrous Worldbuilding with Caeora
Episode 9, part 1: Wondrous Worldbuilding with Caeora
Episode 8, part 2: Productivity & Self-Publishing tips with Jaime Buckley
Episode 8, part 1: Productivity & Self-Publishing tips with Jaime Buckley
Episode 7, part 2: Writer's block & burnout with Christopher Dravus
Episode 7, Part 1: Writer's block & burnout with Christopher Dravus
Episode 6, Part 2: Making the Magic with Eran Aviram
Episode 6, Part 1: Making the Magic with Eran Aviram
Episode 5 Part 2: Magic and Technology with Brian McClellan
Episode 5 Part 1: Magic and Technology with Brian McClellan
Episode 4 Part 2: Magic and Technology with Dr Trent Hergenrader
Episode 4 Part 1: Magic and Technology with Dr Trent Hergenrader
Episode 3 part 1: Author's Interview with Sarah R Painter
Episode 3 Part 2: Author's Interview with Sarah R Painter
Politics in Worldbuilding with Professor Lin Foxhall: Part 2
Politics in Worldbuilding with Professor Lin Foxhall: Part 1
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