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Free World-Building course Mar 18, 2021 5:09:26 GMT -6

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Post by farida on Mar 18, 2021 5:09:26 GMT -6

With the UK National Centre of Writing.

Start building your science fiction world in this free course, hosted by Ian Nettleton. All stories need good settings but science fiction has its own unique and particular needs, whether you're writing in the past, an alternative present or the far future. This course guides you through classic sci-fi settings and explores ways to craft your own.

By the end of the course you'll know:

How to use your setting to reflect and reveal your characters
How to use the mundane to your advantage
The difference between world building and exposition
What separates after the catastrophe from enclosed habitats
Why verisimilitude is key to any science fiction story

Join here!

RAVENEYE Administrator Deus Ex Machina "To unpathed waters, undreamed shores." ~Shakespeare Posts: 3,106 Preferred Pronouns: She/Her HARD: 5350 MEDIUM: 610 EASY: 770	Free World-Building course Mar 19, 2021 11:33:03 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RAVENEYE on Mar 19, 2021 11:33:03 GMT -6 Omigosh, I'm so getting this course. There has to be a catch. All those installments for free? I'm signing up before they change their mind, whoever they are. Edit: Done! That was easy. Nice.
	Last Edit: Mar 19, 2021 11:37:23 GMT -6 by RAVENEYE 1

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RAVENEYE: ah bummer! That would've been gorgeous! Oct 24, 2024 22:24:55 GMT -6

emukiller: What's the Hard, medium, and easy in the profile? Oct 29, 2024 6:59:18 GMT -6

Mazulla: emukiller They're "honor points" for participating and/or winning in different prompts & challenges.

You add them to your profile as you do them around the forum. Oct 29, 2024 13:05:44 GMT -6

ScintillaMyntan: We're still waiting on one contest vote. Oct 31, 2024 7:01:11 GMT -6

havekrillwhaletravel: Reading Murder on the Orient Express and came across this hilarious line: "He chews the gum which I believe is not done in good circles". Nov 1, 2024 10:22:46 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: Bahahahaaa!!! How vulgar we gum-chewers are! :lshic:

Nov 1, 2024 10:43:27 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Streaming now! Nov 1, 2024 19:19:39 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: We STILL can't wrap up the contest b/c some folks don't follow instructions... :mad2:

Nov 2, 2024 23:16:12 GMT -6 *

ScintillaMyntan: I'm closing it tonight. Nov 5, 2024 19:26:39 GMT -6

havekrillwhaletravel: Congrats to everyone! This was a great crop of stories Nov 6, 2024 6:15:39 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: Agreed! Some really wonderful interpretations of a multi-faceted story. Very enjoyable exercise. Nov 7, 2024 13:34:26 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Wrote 1,340 words in two hours this afternoon. I've never written that much in that short a time, thanks to writers sitting next to me. Nov 10, 2024 22:45:33 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: My record wordcount is north of 2,000 in hour hours. That.... that hurt lmao Nov 10, 2024 22:46:06 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: *four Nov 10, 2024 22:46:22 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: By the way... I realize that I am posting too often. Kinda comes off as spammy. Sorry bout that; I need to not be distracted to the internetzzz Nov 10, 2024 22:47:58 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: Oof, 2,000 words in 4 hours is a hefty day's writing. Congrats. Keep it up! You can do it! Nov 11, 2024 0:39:20 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy:

Nov 12, 2024 21:56:47 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Mmm maybe it was 4.5 hours... Nov 12, 2024 21:58:02 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: How are the NaNoWriMo writers doing? Halfway-ish through the month. Hope everyone's muses are still cooperating. Nov 18, 2024 17:41:58 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Aint anywhere near my goals.

Nov 19, 2024 21:19:13 GMT -6

Free World-Building course

Post by farida on Mar 18, 2021 5:09:26 GMT -6

Post by RAVENEYE on Mar 19, 2021 11:33:03 GMT -6

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