Worldbuilding links for "Build with the Mind"
These are extra worldbuilding links for "Build with the Mind."
Essential Process: The Six Layers by Scott McCloud
In order to have a robust, cohesive, original story world -- especially one shared among multiple contributors -- you MUST build from the core out. (Step 1: Idea/Purpose and Step 2: Form are interchangeable, though; you can start with either of those.)
http://gangles.ca/2009/01/20/the-six-layers/
30 Days of WorldBuilding
http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/days/
http://www.mortaine.com/personal/MagicalWorldBuilder.pdf
HERMETICS - A WORLDBUILDING TECHNIQUE BY AK1
https://www.loremaster.io/hermetics-a-worldbuilding-technique-by-sixtrapak1/
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions by Patricia C. Wrede
https://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/04/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/
Worldbuilding (SF guide)
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/worldbuilding.php
Worldbuilding Bible
https://ellenbrockediting.com/worldbuilding-bible-template/
Worldbuilding Worksheets
https://www.eadeverell.com/tag/worldbuilding/
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-choose-a-genre/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/genre.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/forwriters/mindmaps/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Murder-Mystery-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Regency-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Romance-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Science-Fiction-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Steampunk-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Thriller-Mindmap-1.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Religion-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/the-world-at-large/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/17.-The-World-at-Large.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-geography/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/geography.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/worldbuilding-cities/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/city-building.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/found-flora/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/10.-Found-Flora.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/magic-system/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/magic.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-history/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/history.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-technology/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/technology.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-politics/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/politics.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-rites-rituals/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/ritesritual.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/celebrations/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/09.-Celebrations.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/better-world-writer-worksheet-wednesday/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/39.-A-Better-World.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/worldbuilding-scenes/
https://www.eadeverell.com/30-scene-ideas-character-development/
https://www.eadeverell.com/plot-development/
Worldbuilding Magazines
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/posts/issues/1/
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/posts/issues/volume-2/
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/posts/issues/volume-3/
Habitable Planets: Exoplanet Research for Worldbuilding
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/08/worldbuilding-magazine-geography
Worldbuilding Guide
http://www.lostkingdom.net/worldbuilding-guide-1/
http://www.lostkingdom.net/worldbuilding-guide-2/
Worldbuilding 101 - How to Map Your Fictional World - Continents & Plate Tectonics
https://michaeltedin.com/worldbuilding-101-mapping-your-fictional-world-part-2-continents-plate-tectonics/
Worldbuilding - Rollicking Rules of Ecosystems
https://hollylisle.com/worldbuilding-rollicking-rules-of-ecosystems/
Fictional Ecosystems for Fantasy World Building
https://hobbylark.com/writing/Ecosystems-of-a-Fictional-World
INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/4/8/worldbuilding-magazine-food
WHAT'S ON THE MENU? - FOOD AND DRINK
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2017/7/28/whats-on-the-menu-food-and-drink
Worldbuilding Magazine V2I4 Creatures
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Volume-2-Issue-4.pdf
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Fictional Species
https://allwritealright.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-creating-a-fictional-species/
CREATURE DESIGN USING FOOD CHAINS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/6/9/worldbuilding-magazine-conflict-8bxm9
Food Pyramid
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/73/9a/67739af8d0dd6950c9c745a7b8fa6e6b.png
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/6/9/worldbuilding-magazine-conflict-8bxm9
WRITING BELIEVABILITY IN ANIMALS & MONSTERS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/4/30/writing-believability-in-animals-amp-monsters
DESIGNING CREEPY MONSTERS FOR TABLETOP GAMES AND FICTION
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/3/20/2kd5z5i0qca102415t1jscx8boyqyy
Xenobiological Determinism
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/06/worldbuilding-magazine-gender-relationships
Worldbulding: Nation/Culture Building Template
https://mrmaresca.com/wp/worldbulding-nationculture-building-template/
WORLDBUILDING MAGAZINE - CIVILIZATIONS THRIVE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/8/worldbuilding-magazine-hush-5sx6b-eykck
Worldbuilding 101 - How to Design a Fantasy City
https://michaeltedin.com/worldbuilding-102-how-to-design-a-fantasy-city/
Worldbuilding Cities
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/city-building.pdf
ROADS, TRAILS, AND TRAVELING BY LAND FOR STORYTELLERS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2021/10/19/roads-trails-and-traveling-by-land-for-storytellers
WORLDBUILDING MAGAZINE - TRANSPORTING INFORMATION
Sending Messages in Low Tech Societies
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/8/worldbuilding-magazine-hush-5sx6b
World Building in Fiction: How to Create the Culture of a Fantasy Nation
https://hobbylark.com/writing/Creating-Fantasy-Nations-World-Building-II
Inheritance Practices that Buck the Trend
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/2/worldbuilding-magazine-ancestry-lineage
WORLDBUILDING POLITICS AND POWER: PART 1 - INDIVIDUALS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/1/9/worldbuilding-politics-and-power-part-1
WORLDBUILDING POLITICS AND POWER: PART 2 - ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/1/23/worldbuilding-politics-and-power-part-2-organizations
WORLDBUILDING POLITICS AND POWER: PART 3 - NATIONS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/2/27/worldbuilding-politics-and-power-part-3-nations
THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORIES IN FANTASY WORLDS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/4/26/the-importance-of-histories-in-fantasy-worlds
RUINS - NOT SO DEAD PLACES
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2016/10/3/ruins-not-so-dead-places
DIVERSITY IN ROLEPLAYING GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/9/24/diversity-in-roleplaying-games-and-entertainment
Worldbuilding: Fantasy Religion Design Guide
https://inkwellideas.com/worldbuilding/worldbuilding-religion-design/
Quick Templates for Nations, Religions and Organisations to Get You Creating
https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/gc9ijq/quick_templates_for_nations_religions_and/
SANDERSON’S LAWS: BUILDING A MAGIC SYSTEM FOR STORYTELLING
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/12/2/worldbuilding-magazine-sandersons-laws
FANTASTIC TECHNOLOGY - INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR FANTASY WORLD
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/04/worldbuilding-magazine-technology
A Questionnaire for Building Purpose-driven Worlds
http://worldbuildinglit.blogspot.com/p/ringling-worldbuilding-questionnaire.html
Worldbuilding Guide - The Best Way To Create Fantasy Worlds
https://richiebilling.com/welcome/the-writers-toolshed/fantasy-writing/how-to-build-fantasy-world-natural-worldbuilding-guide
The Ultimate World Building Sheet!
https://www.deviantart.com/theredstranger/art/The-Ultimate-World-Building-Sheet-401226685
Worldbuilding: How to Create a Fascinating New World [+Template]
https://blog.reedsy.com/worldbuilding-guide/
World Building Template: Creating A Fictional World - Auden Johnson
https://audenjohnson.com/2021/01/world-building-template-creating-a-fictional-world.html
A Guide to Worldbuilding for Filmmakers (Free Template)
https://nofilmschool.com/worldbuilding-guide-tools-and-template
Worldbuilding Kit
https://worldbuilding-kit.tumblr.com/
Worldbuilding Outline with Links
https://theroughcopy.tumblr.com/post/86954573019/except-actually-about-conworlding
Worldbuilding Resources
https://samhollon.medium.com/world-building-resources-what-they-are-and-which-ones-you-need-4bda6cea4a29
https://karavansara.live/features/worldbuilding-resources/
https://guyanthonydemarco.com/world-building-tools-for-authors-and-game-masters/
THE ULTIMATE LIST OF 42 WORLDBUILDING RESOURCES
https://thedabbler.ca/ultimate-list-42-worldbuilding-resources/
Worldbuilding Resources
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/WorldAnvilCodex/a/worldbuilding-resources-article
Essential Process: The Six Layers by Scott McCloud
In order to have a robust, cohesive, original story world -- especially one shared among multiple contributors -- you MUST build from the core out. (Step 1: Idea/Purpose and Step 2: Form are interchangeable, though; you can start with either of those.)
http://gangles.ca/2009/01/20/the-six-layers/
30 Days of WorldBuilding
http://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/days/
http://www.mortaine.com/personal/MagicalWorldBuilder.pdf
HERMETICS - A WORLDBUILDING TECHNIQUE BY AK1
https://www.loremaster.io/hermetics-a-worldbuilding-technique-by-sixtrapak1/
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions by Patricia C. Wrede
https://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/04/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/
Worldbuilding (SF guide)
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/worldbuilding.php
Worldbuilding Bible
https://ellenbrockediting.com/worldbuilding-bible-template/
Worldbuilding Worksheets
https://www.eadeverell.com/tag/worldbuilding/
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-choose-a-genre/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/genre.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/forwriters/mindmaps/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Murder-Mystery-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Regency-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Romance-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Science-Fiction-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Steampunk-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Thriller-Mindmap-1.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/Religion-Mindmap.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/the-world-at-large/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/17.-The-World-at-Large.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-geography/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/geography.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/worldbuilding-cities/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/city-building.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/found-flora/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/10.-Found-Flora.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/magic-system/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/magic.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-history/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/history.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-technology/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/technology.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-politics/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/politics.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-rites-rituals/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/ritesritual.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/celebrations/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/09.-Celebrations.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/better-world-writer-worksheet-wednesday/
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/39.-A-Better-World.pdf
https://www.eadeverell.com/worldbuilding-scenes/
https://www.eadeverell.com/30-scene-ideas-character-development/
https://www.eadeverell.com/plot-development/
Worldbuilding Magazines
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/posts/issues/1/
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/posts/issues/volume-2/
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/posts/issues/volume-3/
Habitable Planets: Exoplanet Research for Worldbuilding
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/08/worldbuilding-magazine-geography
Worldbuilding Guide
http://www.lostkingdom.net/worldbuilding-guide-1/
http://www.lostkingdom.net/worldbuilding-guide-2/
Worldbuilding 101 - How to Map Your Fictional World - Continents & Plate Tectonics
https://michaeltedin.com/worldbuilding-101-mapping-your-fictional-world-part-2-continents-plate-tectonics/
Worldbuilding - Rollicking Rules of Ecosystems
https://hollylisle.com/worldbuilding-rollicking-rules-of-ecosystems/
Fictional Ecosystems for Fantasy World Building
https://hobbylark.com/writing/Ecosystems-of-a-Fictional-World
INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/4/8/worldbuilding-magazine-food
WHAT'S ON THE MENU? - FOOD AND DRINK
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2017/7/28/whats-on-the-menu-food-and-drink
Worldbuilding Magazine V2I4 Creatures
https://www.worldbuildingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Volume-2-Issue-4.pdf
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Fictional Species
https://allwritealright.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-creating-a-fictional-species/
CREATURE DESIGN USING FOOD CHAINS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/6/9/worldbuilding-magazine-conflict-8bxm9
Food Pyramid
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/73/9a/67739af8d0dd6950c9c745a7b8fa6e6b.png
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/6/9/worldbuilding-magazine-conflict-8bxm9
WRITING BELIEVABILITY IN ANIMALS & MONSTERS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/4/30/writing-believability-in-animals-amp-monsters
DESIGNING CREEPY MONSTERS FOR TABLETOP GAMES AND FICTION
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/3/20/2kd5z5i0qca102415t1jscx8boyqyy
Xenobiological Determinism
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/06/worldbuilding-magazine-gender-relationships
Worldbulding: Nation/Culture Building Template
https://mrmaresca.com/wp/worldbulding-nationculture-building-template/
WORLDBUILDING MAGAZINE - CIVILIZATIONS THRIVE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/8/worldbuilding-magazine-hush-5sx6b-eykck
Worldbuilding 101 - How to Design a Fantasy City
https://michaeltedin.com/worldbuilding-102-how-to-design-a-fantasy-city/
Worldbuilding Cities
https://www.eadeverell.com/wp-content/uploads/city-building.pdf
ROADS, TRAILS, AND TRAVELING BY LAND FOR STORYTELLERS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2021/10/19/roads-trails-and-traveling-by-land-for-storytellers
WORLDBUILDING MAGAZINE - TRANSPORTING INFORMATION
Sending Messages in Low Tech Societies
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/8/worldbuilding-magazine-hush-5sx6b
World Building in Fiction: How to Create the Culture of a Fantasy Nation
https://hobbylark.com/writing/Creating-Fantasy-Nations-World-Building-II
Inheritance Practices that Buck the Trend
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/2/worldbuilding-magazine-ancestry-lineage
WORLDBUILDING POLITICS AND POWER: PART 1 - INDIVIDUALS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/1/9/worldbuilding-politics-and-power-part-1
WORLDBUILDING POLITICS AND POWER: PART 2 - ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/1/23/worldbuilding-politics-and-power-part-2-organizations
WORLDBUILDING POLITICS AND POWER: PART 3 - NATIONS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2020/2/27/worldbuilding-politics-and-power-part-3-nations
THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORIES IN FANTASY WORLDS
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/4/26/the-importance-of-histories-in-fantasy-worlds
RUINS - NOT SO DEAD PLACES
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2016/10/3/ruins-not-so-dead-places
DIVERSITY IN ROLEPLAYING GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/9/24/diversity-in-roleplaying-games-and-entertainment
Worldbuilding: Fantasy Religion Design Guide
https://inkwellideas.com/worldbuilding/worldbuilding-religion-design/
Quick Templates for Nations, Religions and Organisations to Get You Creating
https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/comments/gc9ijq/quick_templates_for_nations_religions_and/
SANDERSON’S LAWS: BUILDING A MAGIC SYSTEM FOR STORYTELLING
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/12/2/worldbuilding-magazine-sandersons-laws
FANTASTIC TECHNOLOGY - INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR FANTASY WORLD
https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2019/04/worldbuilding-magazine-technology
A Questionnaire for Building Purpose-driven Worlds
http://worldbuildinglit.blogspot.com/p/ringling-worldbuilding-questionnaire.html
Worldbuilding Guide - The Best Way To Create Fantasy Worlds
https://richiebilling.com/welcome/the-writers-toolshed/fantasy-writing/how-to-build-fantasy-world-natural-worldbuilding-guide
The Ultimate World Building Sheet!
https://www.deviantart.com/theredstranger/art/The-Ultimate-World-Building-Sheet-401226685
Worldbuilding: How to Create a Fascinating New World [+Template]
https://blog.reedsy.com/worldbuilding-guide/
World Building Template: Creating A Fictional World - Auden Johnson
https://audenjohnson.com/2021/01/world-building-template-creating-a-fictional-world.html
A Guide to Worldbuilding for Filmmakers (Free Template)
https://nofilmschool.com/worldbuilding-guide-tools-and-template
Worldbuilding Kit
https://worldbuilding-kit.tumblr.com/
Worldbuilding Outline with Links
https://theroughcopy.tumblr.com/post/86954573019/except-actually-about-conworlding
Worldbuilding Resources
https://samhollon.medium.com/world-building-resources-what-they-are-and-which-ones-you-need-4bda6cea4a29
https://karavansara.live/features/worldbuilding-resources/
https://guyanthonydemarco.com/world-building-tools-for-authors-and-game-masters/
THE ULTIMATE LIST OF 42 WORLDBUILDING RESOURCES
https://thedabbler.ca/ultimate-list-42-worldbuilding-resources/
Worldbuilding Resources
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/WorldAnvilCodex/a/worldbuilding-resources-article