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The Difference Between Good Worldbuilding And Great Worldbuilding

The Difference Between Good Worldbuilding And Great Worldbuilding | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Charlie Jane Anders:  "Worldbuilding is the bedrock of science fiction and fantasy. We obsess about it constantly, because characters and plots are often only as compelling as the worlds they inhabit. We've decried bad worldbuilding before -- but what makes worldbuilding great?"

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New Battlestar Galactica Film From Bryan Singer And John Orloff To Co-Exist In TV Show’s Universe

New Battlestar Galactica Film From Bryan Singer And John Orloff To Co-Exist In TV Show’s Universe | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

What does he mean? All I know is that the Universe is a big place and there’s space for lots of us in it.

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Want to Write Great Science Fiction? Read Classic Literature

Want to Write Great Science Fiction? Read Classic Literature | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Esther Inglis-Arkell:  "Worldbuilding is a major challenge for science fiction creators -- building a plausible world from scratch involves thinking about lots of variables. But sometimes, to imagine the future, the best way is to look to the past. Classic literature can help you build a world more believably alien than anything you've yet imagined."

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, May 15, 2014 10:56 AM

Worldbuilding is a major challenge for science fiction creators — building a plausible world from scratch involves thinking about lots of variables.But sometimes, to imagine the future, the best way is to look to the past.


Classic literature can help you build a world more believably alien than anything you've yet imagined.


You will find great tips here and be sure not to skip the comments.

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