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  • I wrote 500K words. Here's what I learned about storytelling.
    May 19 2025

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    I wrote and published half a million words! In this video, I take you for a walk in the Finnish forest and share the lessons I wish I'd known when I started writing.

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    25 mins
  • 5 Secrets to Make a Fantasy Town Unique!
    May 13 2025

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    It's all to easy for a fantasy town to simply feel like any other fantasy town. Don't fall into that trap. Join me on a walk in the Finnish forest and let's talk about how to add some flourishes to your towns to make them distinct!

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    21 mins
  • From Tectonics to Tolkien: Write Better Mountains
    May 6 2025

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    Mountains are an amazing story device. They create towering world building blocks, they can be magic, they can even be alive. Let's check out how they're formed and how you can use them!

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    31 mins
  • Write Lore Without Boring Your Reader!
    Apr 29 2025

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    And finally we come to where the metal hits the road. How do you actually write lore in a way that is engaging for the reader? Here are 6 strategies to use!

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    37 mins
  • How to make lore matter in your fantasy story!
    Apr 22 2025

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    We've discussed why ancient lore matters and how to build it, now let's talk about how to use in a way that impacts your story.

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    19 mins
  • Ancient Lore Creation: World build like J.R.R. Tolkien
    Apr 15 2025

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    There are 2 very different ways to world build for fantasy (well, really, there's a lot, but there's 2 umbrellas anyway). On the one had, you have Tolkien and the fantastical. On the other, you have Martin and the historical. Let's explore Tolkien's method of world building and how to use a mythological framework to build your ancient lore.

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    26 mins
  • Ancient Lore Creation: World build like George R.R. Martin
    Apr 8 2025

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    There are 2 very different ways to world build for fantasy (well, really, there's a lot, but there's 2 umbrellas anyway). On the one had, you have Tolkien and the fantastical. On the other, you have Martin and the historical. Let's explore Martin's method of world building and how to use real world history to create ancient lore for you world.

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    36 mins
  • 4 Steps to Write EPIC Ancient Lore in Fantasy!
    Apr 1 2025

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    How do you actually build ancient lore? Do you start from the past and build into the future? Or start from the future and build into the past? Let's talk about fantasy worldbuilding!

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    22 mins