Worldbuilding for Masochists

Episode 93: Queries and Quandaries

Jan 4, 2023

01:12:11

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How Does Your World Set Up and How Does It Work?

01:57

World Building for Masochists

03:51

Speculative Fiction - Choosing Your Own Voice

02:33

Introduction

5min

The Capstone Project

2min

We're Already Getting Friends the Cocoa I've Got the Sugar

2min

How Many POVs Do You Have?

5min

Do We Have to Define the Ghosts Aren't Real?

3min

Is It Better to Save That and Publish It Later or Is That More Effective Than Saving It and Saving It Later

3min

Character Based Question From Krista Kristia Writes Building Vendors

2min

How Does Your World Set Up and How Does It Work?

2min

Is There Anything Wrong With Turning People Into Dinosaurs?

2min

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How to Write a World in Which There Are No Outright Vendors

3min

11.

Speculative Elements Affect Pregnancy and Childbirth

2min

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Death in Childbirth Is Never as Common as We Imaginate It to Be

2min

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Are You Just Going to Use the Trope Without Thinking About It or Considering It?

5min

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The Ins and Outs of Pregnancy and Childbirth

2min

15.

Star Trek Pregnancy

4min

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How Do You Handle Generational Gaps

3min

17.

Are You Trying to Teach Someone That This Is New Fangled or Are You Teaching Someone That Is Older?

5min

18.

Is TikTok a Search Engine for Pop Culture?

2min

19.

How Do You Tell if You Are Being Derivative or Under Original?

4min

20.

The Difference Between Copying and Having a Conversation

2min

21.

Speculative Fiction - Choosing Your Own Voice

3min

22.

The Music Is Not Going to Play on Us but One More From Krista

2min

23.

Is There a Reference to Shakespeare in Maritain?

4min

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World Building for Masochists

4min

Happy new year, listeners! In this episode, we take some questions from you! But not just any questions -- questions that probe specific worldbuilding conundrums you're facing, either in your own work or in popular media.

In response to your prompts, we discuss imaginary friends, villain tropes, the deficiencies of sci-fi obstetrics, cultural shifts, and grappling with originality.

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