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World Builders Anonymous

World Builders Anonymous

42 episodes

Vito and John are two brothers with a problem; world building addiction. They've decided to take action, kick their habit, and actually finish their fantasy novels, offering some accidentally educational tips and methods along the way. If you've ever spent days agonizing over how many banners should fly on the main mast of the Imperial flagship, then this is the place for you. Come with us on this journey of healing and recovery. You too can finish your novel. Let's do it together!

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042 The One Where John Sings

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 53 seconds

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041 Integrating Magic Systems Without Stalling

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds

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040 Listener-Submitted Story Critique

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 1:35 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 25 seconds

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039 Top Ten Writing Tips For Beginners

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 2:22 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

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038 The Show Must Go On

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 1:28 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 35 seconds

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037 Plotting While Discovering

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 12:35 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 58 seconds

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036 The Return

Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds

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035 Starting On The Right Foot/Listener Questions

Published: July 30, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds

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034 Three Rules For Life/Avoiding One-Dimensional Scenes

Published: July 16, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 13 seconds

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033 False Starts, Dialogue Tags, And How To Give/Receive Feedback

Published: July 10, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 49 seconds

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032 Sci-Fantasy and Romantic Interest Characters

Published: June 25, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 8 seconds

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031 Hyperbole Abounds

Published: June 18, 2019, 1:10 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds

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030: Jet Lag, Babies, Rothfuss, Redwall

Published: June 4, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 44 seconds

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029 Worldbuilding Without A Story/Sleep Deprivation

Published: May 7, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 3 seconds

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028 Exercising Restraint/When Ideas Calcify

Published: April 30, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 59 seconds

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027 Battle Scenes/Star Wars Trailer Rant

Published: April 24, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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026 Fan Email: Distinguishing Characters Using Dialogue

Published: April 17, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 11 seconds

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025 If At First You Don't Succeed...

Published: April 2, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 21 seconds

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024 St. Paddy's Day Recovery/Tone, POV Characters, and Redwall.

Published: March 19, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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023 Interview With a Homeschooled, Post-Hardcore Singing Fantasy Writer

Published: March 5, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 8 seconds

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022 Protagonists...And Other Things

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 46 seconds

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021 Antagonists: Things To Keep In Mind While Discovery Writing

Published: Feb. 19, 2019, 5:12 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds

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020 How To Give Constructive Feedback On Unfinished Work

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 47 seconds

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019 Writing Fuel: Reading While Writing

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 1 second

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018 Stop Worrying: First Drafts Aren't Supposed To Be Perfect

Published: Jan. 29, 2019, 10:25 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds

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017 By The Seat Of Our Pants

Published: Jan. 24, 2019, 8:11 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 40 seconds

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016 Switching Things Up: Switching From Plotting To Pantsing

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 44 seconds

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015 Narrator Voice, Combining Ideas, And Discovery Writing With A Rough Outline

Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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014 Fresh Eyes: Coming Back To Your Story After A Break

Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 32 seconds

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013 Making Time To Write, And Making It Count

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 11:40 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 21 seconds

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012 Melding Religion With Fantasy And Magic

Published: Nov. 6, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 58 seconds

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011 How to World Build Swords/Discovering Characters by Jumping Around

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 36 seconds

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010 World Building Music/Coming Up With New Characters

Published: Oct. 23, 2018, 10:13 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour

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009 World Building Archery/Writing Two Chapters At Once

Published: Oct. 16, 2018, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 3 seconds

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008 World Building Money/Writing Action Scenes

Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 20 seconds

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007 What to do when you stall/Penguin Sharks: Scourge of the Seas

Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 16 seconds

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006 Your First Draft Is Just A Giant Brainstorm Session

Published: Sept. 25, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 41 seconds

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005 World Building: How To Do It Without Getting Sidetracked

Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 40 seconds

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004 The Deep Breath Before the Plunge/How To Make Magic Interesting

Published: Sept. 11, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes

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003 Utilizing The 27 Chapter Plot Structure

Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 18 seconds

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002 Plotting Before World Building

Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 31 seconds

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001 Starting Fresh

Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 11 seconds

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