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21-Feb-2009

World Building Master Class - What's it all about...

Posted At : 5:28 PM | Posted By : jenny
Related Categories: Writing/Publishing Tips, World Building

Some rude bugger said the other day when I posted the news about the World Building Masterclasses that they weren't willing to pay $150 simply for the pleasure of my company.

So... here's the Course Contents.

You'll find, Aaron (aka Rude Bugger...hehehe), that the course involves considerably more that just hangin' out with Fallon :)

Speculative Fiction Theory

  • Familiarisation 
  • Defamiliarisation
  • Novums 
  • Refamiliarisation

Crafting the Physical Landscape

  • Physical attributes & catastrophes
  • Tides & ecology
  • Resources (energy/mining)
  • Map making  

Building the Sentient Landscape 

  • Physical perception
  •  Anthropomorphising your characters
  • Character perception (world view)
  • Cosmology & mythology
  • Character evolution

Building Civilizations

  • Who’s running the place (politics)
  • Who’s really running the place (bureaucracy) 
  • Economy & settlement patterns
  • Transport 
  • Measurement 

Science & technology

  • Wars & weaponry
  • Reproduction & Family life
  • Magic

So... that's what you get. See you there, fellow megalomaniacs worldbuilders.

You can book through the Ticketek link below.

Ticketek

Comments (8)

Comments

Haha! Okay, I relent. You have shown me how much wonderful knowledge you will bestow upon us in this course, so hence, I have decided to attend.

Kind of a pity I'm not really an aspiring writer, huh?

Sincerely,
The rude bugger

Posted By Aaron / Posted At 2/21/09 9:10 PM

Are you also going to the Sydney or Perth one? I'd do anything to come to this class... except re-schedule showing my friend around the NT :\ She's coming all the way from the Netherlands, so I can't un-busy those dates :(

Posted By Katharine / Posted At 2/21/09 9:31 PM

Yup... all things being equal I will be in Perth and Syney, Katherine

And Aaron... you know I say "Rude Bugger" with love, don't you....LOL

Posted By Jennifer Fallon / Posted At 2/21/09 10:21 PM

Oh excellent :D I'll totally be there. I think the money is well worth it :)

Posted By Katharine / Posted At 2/21/09 10:29 PM

I am so mad that I don't live in Australia right now! I want to take one of these classes!

Posted By Sara / Posted At 2/22/09 1:06 AM

Hehe. I am aware of that, Jenny, and am amused with the title. I actually squee'd when I saw your blog post.

I'll see you at the Melbourne one. :)

Posted By Aaron / Posted At 2/22/09 7:35 AM

It's not the $150 stopping me. It's the $1000ish at minimum 17 hour flight...

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