invitation to world building month
July 21, 2008 at 2:46 pm (creative writing) (art, author, carnival, craft, creative writing, fantasy, fiction, project, science fiction, setting, speculative fiction, story, world building, world building month, worldbuilding, worldbuilding month, writing, writing project)
This is the official invitation!
August is going to be dedicated to world-building, here, and on any other blog or site that wishes to participate. We’re going to be exploring everything; history, art, politics, geography, map-making, town-building, magic, science, rumor mills, everything that provides a setting for writing. Any medium of exploring these topic is welcome, from essays to writing samples to artwork. This is an open project. As with Villain Month, I’ll be showcasing people’s work every week.
Interested in participating? Just leave a comment, and be sure to include the URL where you’ll be posting your own projects.
June’s Villain Month was a great success; here’s hoping that World Building Month can do the same!
deanjbaker said,
July 21, 2008 at 2:47 pm
interesting to see, thanks
Saint Know-All said,
July 21, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Yeah, I’ve decided to try it, and look forward to seeing everyone’s projects.
Kaya Alder said,
July 21, 2008 at 6:52 pm
A whole month of world-building? Woot! Sounds like a wonderful idea.
Merrilee Faber said,
July 21, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I would love to join in. Sounds like a lot of fun!
RG Sanders said,
July 22, 2008 at 8:55 am
This will be an interesting endeavour I imagine. I came too late to Villain Month, but I’ll give the old ’stage’ building a whirl. Here’s looking at you, world!
Nils said,
July 23, 2008 at 9:51 am
I’ll want to join – no URL yet, have to see what my schedule’s going to allow for.
nymeria87 said,
July 23, 2008 at 11:45 am
Sign me up
I’m hoping to finally get my map(s) done among other things.
Nils said,
July 24, 2008 at 9:27 am
Question: How does this work – do we just submit existing stuff, or revisit something we haven’t completed, or do we start something completely new to participate?
cirellio said,
July 24, 2008 at 9:39 am
Over the last few months, I’ve done a good deal of world building.
This month I was going to move on to my villains, of all things.
It seems like we have opposing agendas!
But one more month of world building can’t hurt … right?
I’m bound to learn a thing or two about the world my characters populate, and I’m always game to learn more about the process of world building.
Count me in.
elizaw said,
July 24, 2008 at 10:21 am
Nils– The way I’d planned it, it’s something of an opportunity to work on setting, whether it’s a new setting, somewhere you haven’t gotten to yet, or adding details on an old project. Basically, whatever you think would help you with your own project.
Cirellio– I’ve noticed you delving into your magic systems quite a bit lately… but then, one can never have enough world-building. Perhaps another angle?
I’ll be posting a formal list of participants on the last day of July.
cirellio said,
July 24, 2008 at 2:40 pm
LOL…
OK, so the explanation of the magic system ran much longer than I had originally anticipated. But the fifth ring was the last and final post about it.
AC Gaughen said,
July 24, 2008 at 3:18 pm
So how does this work, we each work on our own and check up on others? Or is it more of an open forum here at tales of a fantasy scribbler?
either way, i think i’m in! blog.finalword.org
elizaw said,
July 24, 2008 at 3:30 pm
AC Gaughen– It’s more of the former. Everyone works on their own projects, and everyone will get showcased up on my blog at the end of each week. All the participants will be linked up to the blog, and discussion, critique, and questions are all encouraged. Basically, the point is to make a very open group event where everyone can use the month to work on what suits them best in their own projects.
Love to have you!
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Nils said,
July 25, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Okay, I am in — I am not yet sure what exactly I’ll do, and I will probably only have half the month to work on stuff (that always happens, it’s the bane of my world building existence) but I think this is a great way to get some work done, it should be fun.
aldersgatecycle said,
July 27, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I’m definitely in! Looking forward to it.
Alex Moore said,
July 29, 2008 at 10:02 am
Count me in. Looking forward to the synergy.
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agarithia said,
August 3, 2008 at 7:56 pm
SWEETNESS!
sign me up!
agarithia said,
August 4, 2008 at 11:09 am
oh i forgot my URL
leloor.wordpress.com
there
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