Ever read a book and
wonder how the author created such an incredible, engrossing world? Do you want
to BE that author?
Writing is a lot more than just Characters + Dialogue + Action = End.
For genre writers especially, worldbuilding is a critical skill that will help
you create a world that jumps off the page and into your reader’s mind.
How do you get
there?
Where do you start?
Worldbuilding is one of the most intimidating aspects of the writing
process, but it doesn’t have to be. In Why
Worldbuilding (is the Secret Ingredient): The Complete Beginner’s Guide,
Catherine Peace, author of books like Gemini—a
science fiction romance featuring a universe built around giant cats, Chuck
Norris facts, and aliens galore—will guide you on the journey from creating
bland settings to vibrant, believable worlds for your characters and stories to
inhabit.
Starting October 16, you'll get your chance to
learn about one of the hardest and most rewarding parts of the writing process:
Worldbuilding. Using examples from some of science fiction and fantasy's best
known worlds, you'll gain the tools and insight you need to create your own.
Once you’ve gone
through the course, you should be able to:
- Understand worldbuilding’s importance and function in your story
- Utilize the building blocks that will guide you through building your world
- Calculate the air speed velocity of an unladen European swallow (this is not true; I suck at math)
- Seamlessly weave your worldbuilding elements into your story
Over the five-week
course, we’ll explore some of storytelling’s lushest worlds—from Westeros to
Hogwarts with a few unexpected stops in-between—and break them down into easily
digestible concepts you can use to beef up your stories and give them the punch
that will set them apart. BAM!
Full syllabus is here.
Each class is $30, or you can complete the set
for $130. Registration
is open through September 15. Don’t miss out on your chance to take your worlds
from bland to BAM!
About the crazy
person running this shindig:
Catherine Peace has been telling
stories for as long as she could remember. She often blames
two things for her forays into speculative fiction—Syfy (when it was SciFi)
channel Sundays with her dad and The
Island of Dr. Moreau by HG
Wells. She graduated in 2008 from Northern Kentucky University with a degree in
English and is still chasing the dream of being super rich and famous, mostly
so she can sit around in her PJs all day and write stories. When not being a
slave to the people in her head, she’s a slave to two adorable dogs.
