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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Charred Chumbawamba

One of the more esoteric fantasy beasts is the chumbawamba, an odd little animal with a wide mouth and purple hue that masqueraded as a...

May 19, 2017

You Can't Have a Love Triangle Without Homosexuality

I don't know why exactly, but the misuse of math terms drives me up the wall, as anyone who's heard me complain about the phrase...

May 15, 2017

The Woven Ring Fantasy Playlist

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

May 12, 2017

The Three Types of Conflict (and an Orgy!)

As anyone who has ever planned either a successful story or orgy can attest, there’s a lot of things going in to making it enjoyable for...

May 10, 2017

First Scavenger Hunt! (Cthulhu)

I’m sure we all can agree that pirates are the best thing ever in the whole wide world, in no small part due to their treasure maps. So...

May 1, 2017

Fantasy BBQ Sauces

It is a proverb that every serious pitmaster lives by that truly great barbecue does not require a sauce. But like most cooking proverbs...

Apr 27, 2017

An Ode to The Blood of Heroes

It’s recently come to my attention that, as much as a closet nerd as she is, my wife is woefully unaware of some real fantasy/ sci-fi...

Apr 24, 2017

Dwarf or Elf: Best Fantasy Race

Fantasy books and RPGs are awash in strange races, ranging from the standard centar to the more esoteric orcling, but in most books the...

Apr 11, 2017

The Best Writing Advice I Got From Neil Gaiman

I usually assume that anyone reading these posts either knows me personally, is new to the internet and therefore stuck in this little...

Apr 5, 2017

On Dialogue, Part Two: Exposition and Subtext

Last time we examined the three components of good dialogue, which is incredibly difficult to do no matter your medium. We all speak/...

Apr 3, 2017

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