Timothy Hickson

On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I

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 Worldbuilding, 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. to On Writing to Part I: ProloguesPart II: The First ChapterPart III: The Exposition ProblemPart IV: ForeshadowingPart V: Villain MotivationPart VI: Hero-Villain RelationshipsPart VII: Final BattlesPart VIII: The Chosen OnePart IX: Hard Magic Systems Part X: Soft Magic SystemsPart XI: Magic Systems and Storytelling to On Worldbuilding to Part XII: Polytheistic ReligionsPart XIII: Hidden Magical Worlds Part XIV: How Empires RisePart XV: How Empires WorkPart XVI: How Empires Fall to Exclusive Content to Part XVII: How I Plan a Novel

On Writing and Worldbuilding

A family lives with Death in their library. An old lighthouse keeper walks the Beach, where all things forgotten wash up. A young girl discovers the stars are going out. Stories of death, endings, and finding hope somewhere in between.

A Catalogue for the End of Humanity

With Volume I selling over 35,000 copies, On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume II brings a host of new specific and practical writing discussions to the table.

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