We're big believers in doing all the work when it comes to the worldbuilding, but when it comes to putting it in the book, how do you know how much you need to have in the text? What do the readers need to know, and what goes in the ephemera or appendices? Who can help you figure that out? An editor, of course!
So we sat down with Orbit Books executive editor Brit Hvide-- who's worked with authors like N.K. Jemisin, C.L. Clark, Django Wexler, Andrea Stewart and many more-- to get her thoughts on what really works in fantasy worldbuilding.
Our Guest:
Brit E. B. Hvide is a writer and Hugo Award nominated editor. She studied creative writing and physics at Northwestern University. Originally from Singapore, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband, their son, and their dog. Follow her on Twitter @bhvide or visit her website brithvide.wordpress.com.
Episode 68: Potpour-V
Episode 67: WorldCon Minisode
Episode 66: Deep History, ft MARIE BRENNAN and ALYC HELMS
Episode 65: Money Makes The Worldbuilding Go ‘Round
Episode 64: The Times, They Are A-Changin‘, ft. FONDA LEE
Episode 63: It’s A Grimdark World After All ft. ANNA SMITH SPARK
Episode 62: Otherworldly Worldbuilding ft. SEANAN MCGUIRE
Episode 61: Worldbuilding: The Search for Intelligent Life ft. MARTHA WELLS
Episode 60: Worldbuilding: The Never-Ending Story
Episode 59: Ooooh, Shiny! Crafting a World from Shiny Ideas
Episode 58: L’Etat, C’est… Quoi? ft. C.L. POLK
Episode 57: Ask a Necromancer ft. AMANDA DOWNUM
Episode 56: Word Building ft. SARAH BETH DURST
Episode 55: Epic GrimDarkPunk Romance
Episode 54: Cyberpunk Worldbuilding ft. PJ MANNEY
Episode 53: Worldbuilding 301
Episode 52: Pot4ri
Episode 51: Gender, Equality, & Gender Equality ft. E.J. BEATON
Episode 50: Playing in Somebody Else's Sandbox, ft. DELILAH DAWSON, TINI HOWARD, DAVID MACK, and MIKE CHEN
Episode 49: An Immodest Proposal
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