The Worldbuilder’s Tavern

In this episode, we're chatting with author Kristen Ciccarelli about blood magic, witches, and witch hunters in Heartless Hunter, the YA fantasy romance inspired by the The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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The Universal Fantasy Workbook by T. Taylor
The Psychology of Fiction with Jennifer Lynn Barnes

In this episode, we're chatting about worldbuilding in the shadows, how actions matter, and adaptable storytelling in the video game Baldur's Gate 3.
Proprietor's Pick: The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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In this episode, we're chatting with author Margaret Rogerson about religion, spirits, and dark magic in the YA fantasy novel Vespertine.
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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In this episode, we're chatting about the worldbuilding in the movie 9.
Proprietor's Pick: The Last Human by Lee Bacon
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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Listen in as we chat about superpowers and superhero society, having a large cast, and female characters in the anime My Hero Academia.
Proprietor's Pick: Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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We've got fantasy author Sunyi Dean with us on this week's episode of the podcast! Listen in as we chat about her 2022 debut novel, The Book Eaters, how to decide what worldbuilding details to include and what to cut, oppressive societies, the goal of your story, and the power of books.
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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Listen in as we chat about how to write comedy and action for different age categories, traditional vs. self-publishing, the "sucked into a video game" genre, and the movie Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
Proprietor's Pick: Rainbow in the Dark by Sean McGinty
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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In today's episode, we're chatting about bending, magic rules, disability, and how to reveal worldbuilding details as they relate to character via Avatar: The Last Airbender!
Proprietor's Pick: Wingbearer by Marjorie M. Liu and Teny Issakhanian
"Five Tips for Writing Disabled Characters in Speculative Fiction" by Allison Alexander
"How to Escape the Show Don't Tell Trap" by Jeni Chappelle
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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Join us for a chat with author Ada Hoffmann about their sci-fi horror novel The Outside. We talk about how to choose narrating characters, writing antagonists, writing nonbinary characters, and making stuff up when worldbuilding.
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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Join us for a chat about Over the Garden Wall, the animated series that you have probably never heard of! We chat about dream sequences, leaving clues, over-explaining, and trusting your readers.
Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
Proprietor's Pick: The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things by Rob Renzetti 
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