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Imperial Loyalty: Mitrinla's Duty
WIP Book Series: Ambition
Worldbuilding 203: Cosmic distances
Worldbuilding, Physics Vivian Sayan 21/07/2024 Worldbuilding, Physics Vivian Sayan 21/07/2024

Worldbuilding 203: Cosmic distances

In today's blogpost, I go through how big space is - it is enormously huge! With that size comes some common mistakes that I'll help you avoid.

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Conlanging 101: An introduction
Conlanging, Language Vivian Sayan 14/07/2024 Conlanging, Language Vivian Sayan 14/07/2024

Conlanging 101: An introduction

In today's blogpost, I start a new series about conlanging, or creating constructed languages. What are all the steps? They are many, so let's get started!

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Practicum: Linthre
Practicum, Species Vivian Sayan 07/07/2024 Practicum, Species Vivian Sayan 07/07/2024

Practicum: Linthre

In this week’s blogpost, I explore the wonderful Stellima species called the Linathre.

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Warfare 103: Civil War
Warfare, Conflict Vivian Sayan 30/06/2024 Warfare, Conflict Vivian Sayan 30/06/2024

Warfare 103: Civil War

In today’s blogpost, I discuss civil wars: what they are, how they happen, and what makes them come about.

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Worldbuilding & Writing 105: Propaganda
Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 23/06/2024 Worldbuilding, Writing, Language Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 23/06/2024

Worldbuilding & Writing 105: Propaganda

Today's topic is propaganda and how it can be used in both worldbuilding and writing.

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Writing 202: Writing Human Senses
Writing, Biology Anne Winchell 16/06/2024 Writing, Biology Anne Winchell 16/06/2024

Writing 202: Writing Human Senses

In today's blogpost, Anne talks about human senses and how to write them along with how to deal with characters who differ from the norm.

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Character 104: Defining your Character
Character, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 09/06/2024 Character, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 09/06/2024

Character 104: Defining your Character

In this week’s blogpost, Anne and I continue our exploration of building characters by looking at various strategies to define your characters.

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Worldbuilding 202: Law and Order
Worldbuilding, Legal Vivian Sayan 02/06/2024 Worldbuilding, Legal Vivian Sayan 02/06/2024

Worldbuilding 202: Law and Order

In today's blogpost, I discuss the basics of laws and their infrastructure.

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Worldbuilding 201: Taxes & Modern Monetary Theory
Worldbuilding, Economy Vivian Sayan 26/05/2024 Worldbuilding, Economy Vivian Sayan 26/05/2024

Worldbuilding 201: Taxes & Modern Monetary Theory

In today's blogpost, I discuss modern monetary theory and why many writers mistake how states and money interact in modern and post modern societies.

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Practicum: Fictoscience Fantasy
Practicum, Language Anne Winchell 19/05/2024 Practicum, Language Anne Winchell 19/05/2024

Practicum: Fictoscience Fantasy

In today's practicum, Anne Winchell shows how fictoscience can be used in a fantasy setting.

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Worldbuilding 202: AI and Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding, Culture, Language Vivian Sayan 12/05/2024 Worldbuilding, Culture, Language Vivian Sayan 12/05/2024

Worldbuilding 202: AI and Worldbuilding

Today’s blogpost is about AI: what is is, how it works, and how to use it for worldbuilding.

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Writing 201: Humour
Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 05/05/2024 Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 05/05/2024

Writing 201: Humour

In today's blogpost, Anne and I discuss humor: what it is, why it exists, how to use it in writing, plus we give descriptions of a variety of different types.

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Worldbuilding 202: Socialism
Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 28/04/2024 Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 28/04/2024

Worldbuilding 202: Socialism

In today's blogpost, I discuss socialism and how it is often misunderstood, going through several options one can choose to make their own socialisms.

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Writing 202: Savior Stories
Writing, Culture Anne Winchell 21/04/2024 Writing, Culture Anne Winchell 21/04/2024

Writing 202: Savior Stories

In today's blogpost, the magnificent Anne discusses saviour stories, the multiple issues with using them, and the ways you can use them to promote tolerance instead of intolerance.

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Worldbuilding and Writing 202: Bigotry
Worldbuilding, Writing, Culture Vivian Sayan 14/04/2024 Worldbuilding, Writing, Culture Vivian Sayan 14/04/2024

Worldbuilding and Writing 202: Bigotry

In today's post, Anne and I discuss bigotry in terms of worldbuilding and how to write about it without endorsing it.

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Worldbuilding 205: Winners write history
Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 07/04/2024 Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 07/04/2024

Worldbuilding 205: Winners write history

In today's blogpost, I examine the old saying, “History is written by the winners,” and dismantle it to reveal the truth.

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Worldbuilding 201 Spirituality & Religion
Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 31/03/2024 Worldbuilding, Culture Vivian Sayan 31/03/2024

Worldbuilding 201 Spirituality & Religion

In today's post, I discuss spirituality and religion along with the basis for making your own.

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Worldbuilding 201: Colonization
Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 24/03/2024 Worldbuilding, Government Vivian Sayan 24/03/2024

Worldbuilding 201: Colonization

In today's post, I discuss how and why colonisation has come about historically and how you can use it in worldbuilding.

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Writing 105: Genre
Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 17/03/2024 Writing, Strategies Vivian Sayan & Anne Winchell 17/03/2024

Writing 105: Genre

Anne and I categorize various writing genres and the promises they make.

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Practicum: Tshutsi
Practicum, Species Vivian Sayan 10/03/2024 Practicum, Species Vivian Sayan 10/03/2024

Practicum: Tshutsi

In this blogpost, I discuss my species the Tshutsi, a people famous for their neutrality in interstellar affairs.

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