Worldbuilding | MD Presley

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I'm a fantasy author with a focus on fantasy worldbuilding and a background in screenwriting.

Please check out my WORLDBUILDING RESOURCES, especially the AALC MAGIC SYSTEMS.

I also have a worldbuilding YouTube channel that's worth giving a gander.

MY BOOKS

For Authors - High Resolution

Workbook - High Resolution

The Shattered Sphere_v6

For Authors - High Resolution

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The Birth of the Emets and the Engel Revolt

[From the Biba Sacara Book 1, Chapter 8] Waer and her children hounded the five tribes of Sol and torment them wherever they were found...

Aug 1, 2017

Massive Map and Worldbuilding Updates

I recently received a very kind Goodreads review where she said my worldbuilding was so strong I probably knew the best place to grow...

Jul 27, 2017

The Good In the Bad

There’s been a lot of talk about Did Not Finish (DNF) books in the internet back alleys I haunt, which are the books one puts down...

Jul 25, 2017

All Fantasy is Cultural Appropriation. In the Best Possible Way.

NOTE: This post appeared earlier this year on Leona's Blog of Shadows and I'm reposting it here because I like all my stuff in one place....

Jul 20, 2017

Villains Before Heroes

I truly wish “Vills before ‘roes” was a common jackass statement akin to “bros before hoes,” but alas I have yet been unable to instill...

Jul 18, 2017

Heart of Stone Fantasy Playlist

Novel Playlists from Fantasy Novelists treats each fantasy novel like a feature film and encourages the author to put together their own...

Jul 11, 2017

Entish Blood Sausage

If we had a nickel for every time some wisenheimer demanded a vegetarian BBQ recipe from us, we’d be millionaires instead of...

Jul 10, 2017

Ode to Blackadder

When it comes to British comedy, Monty Python reigns supreme. They’re the Tolkien of the fantasy genre in that, while there were those...

Jun 30, 2017

Darklands Fantasy Playlist

Novel Playlists from Fantasy Novelists treats each fantasy novel like a feature film and encourages the author to put together their own...

Jun 27, 2017

JJ Abrams Passes the Turing Test… Barely

I’ve had a theory for a while now that JJ Abrams is robot. Well, an Artificial Intelligence actually, one designed to recognize human...

Jun 26, 2017

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