On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I -- Timothy Hickson

<p>Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and Worldbuilding</em>, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ON WRITING</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Part I: Prologues</p><p>Part II: The First Chapter</p><p>Part III: The Exposition Problem</p><p>Part IV: Foreshadowing</p><p>Part V: Villain Motivation</p><p>Part VI: Hero-Villain Relationships</p><p>Part VII: Final Battles</p><p>Part VIII: The Chosen One</p><p>Part IX: Hard Magic Systems</p><p>Part X: Soft Magic Systems</p><p>Part XI: Magic Systems and Storytelling</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ON WORLDBUILDING</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Part XII: Polytheistic Religions</p><p>Part XIII: Hidden Magical Worlds</p><p>Part XIV: How Empires Rise</p><p>Part XV: How Empires Work</p><p>Part XVI: How Empires Fall</p><p><br></p><p>EXCLUSIVE CONTENT</p><p>Part XVII: How I Plan a Novel</p><p>Dozens of side notes and extra thoughts on all the wonderful stories we discuss</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Timothy Hickson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Tim Hickson<br><b>Published:</b> 12/01/2021<br><b>Pages:</b> 244<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.69lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780473591731<p></p>