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I highly recommend http://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/ Very in depth, even if you don't use all of them you can employ the 10%/90% rule.
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Completely seconded! I've been working my way through Brandon's lectures (about halfway done at present), and they're priceless writing advice. Also, the lectures have been compiled at this website:...
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[quote=legolos13] If this hasn't been posted already, and or you haven't watched them. DO WATCH THEM. This guy knows his stuff, he writes amazing books, and give some of the most helpful info on both...
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I love http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ - particularly the generators. If you need a fantasy name for a character or you've run out of plot, this is a great site.
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Oh, this seems promising. Especially: "How to deal with menstruation in medieval-like settings" :') This thread is really great so far.
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Educated World Building:http://www.involuntaryart.com/worldbuilding/index.php?title=Main_Page Read the disclaimer. [quote] This wiki is for world building based on facts that are collected. It is not...
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I cannot recommend Scott Card and Wynne Jones enough for their resources on writing fantasy. I'll add to those: The magnificent podcast "Writing Excuses" has a number of world-building-themed episodes...
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I recently found this website here: http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/days/index.html And figured it was quite interesting enough concerning a lot of things worldbuilding. This even helped me figure...
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I recommend Diana Wynne Jones' The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, which examines common fantasy tropes and cliches and is a great resource. Plus, it's hilarious!The Language Construction Kit is a...
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Have a favorite book on fantasy writing you want to share? Have a website you found while researching? Want to find a good source for fantasy writing needs? This is your one stop shop for all fantasy...
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I'll go ahead and dump some of my archive here... All I have on this computer are language related links unfortunately. I heartily second the recommendation of The Language Construction Kit. I love...
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Fourthed the rec to Limyaael!
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The Fantasy Name Generator is glorious. It's not just good for names, I've used it for generating conlang vocabulary, too. Although when you start to get into complex templates, it starts to get......
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Fourthed the rec to Limyaael!
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The Fantasy Name Generator is glorious. It's not just good for names, I've used it for generating conlang vocabulary, too. Although when you start to get into complex templates, it starts to get......
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I'll go ahead and dump some of my archive here... All I have on this computer are language related links unfortunately. I heartily second the recommendation of The Language Construction Kit. I love...
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[quote=GoneLookingForMyself] If you haven't seen this book, you have to. http://ebookbrowse.com/calvino-invisible-cities-pdf-d466524958 It's called 'Invisible Cities', and it has some of the most...
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I agree. I don't use generators myself, but I do find it handy to have all the links in one place so I can scroll through easily and click on anything that sounds interesting.
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Might be helpful to have a separate thread for them, but this thread isn't too long, so it isn't hard for people to dig through and find them in here--and a single thread has better odds of being...
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Random question concerning next season: I've been putting generator links in this thread. Should I make a separate thread just for fantasy types of generators next go around, or keep all types of links...
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