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Carregando... New Worlds, Year One: A Writer's Guide to the Art of Worldbuilding (original: 2018; edição: 2018)de Marie Brennan (Autor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. I received this as part of LT's Early Reviewer program. This book is a collection of essays meant to help with worldbuilding in speculative fiction writing. It forces the writer to consider things like the natural world, foodstuff, language, etiquette, religion, magic, etc. when coming up with the world in which their story occurs. I'm not working on anything sci-fi/fantasy at the moment, but when I do, I anticipate using a number of these essays to expound on my story. My only caveat on this one was the somewhat horrendous geology presentations (though the author admits she is not a geologist)...I am a geologist and definitely rolled my eyes a few times at the oversimplification of topics that led to occasionally incorrect statements. For example, tectonic plates ride on the mantle NOT the core, and also the mantle is not molten (it is a visco-elastic solid). Knocked a star off for that, but other wise quite good and I see myself using this collection in the future. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. This collection of essays on world-building is excellent reading. It covers a wide variety of topics and is written in an entertaining and engaging style. While Brennan's discussion of the role many of these topics play is fascinating, many of the topics are interesting in their own right as observations on anthropology and human behavior. Highly recommended for those interested in the development of alternate worlds!I received an ARC of this book in exchange for providing an honest review. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. Received ebook edition from LibraryThing Early Reviewer program.This book was surprisingly interesting; I wasn't expecting much going in from a book compiled of blog posts. There was a slightly disconnected feel, as was mentioned in the introduction- the posts were reorganized into a more logical order for the book. Given the breadth of topics covered, this should serve as a good introductory how-to to any writer, but especially for sci-fi/fantasy as they are the more worldbuilding-heavy genres. Definitely recommended, with the caveat that it's introductory: read this and then go forth and find other sources for subjects you need to focus upon. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. I received a copy of "New Worlds, Year One: A Wrtier's Guide to the Art of Worldbuilding" as an LibraryThing Early Reviewer. It is a collection of blog posts about world-building in fiction writing that have been organized loosely by topic. I have previously read "A Natural History of Dragons" by the same author, which was rich in worldbuilding, so I was enthusiastic about this book.And to that end, I definitely enjoyed reading this text. I'm interested in both anthropology and worldbuilding in fiction, and those were certainly discussed in abundance. The chapters/blog posts are organized reasonably well by interesting and relevant topics (e.g. "Marriage", "Residence Patterns"), and easy to read. The idea of a guide to worldbuilding in fiction sounds unusual, but certainly incredibly daunting. While that is an aggressive goal, since it's in the title I feel obligated to clearly assess this text's quality specifically as a guide. To start, advice about how to incorporate each topic wasn't as well organized as I would like; for the most part each chapter was some combination of reference (examples from actual cultures and/or works of fiction) and advice (how to incorporate one or two ideas into a fictional work). I think my biggest problem was there wasn't enough, of either references or advice. There are some links in the post, but zero citations of worldbuilding examples in books or examples of the variety and complexity of cultural approaches to the topic. Additionally I would prefer a more formalized set of chapters about how incorporate all of these ideas into a work of fiction. Brennan clearly knows a lot about both worldbuilding and anthropology, but I don't believe "New Worlds" delivers as a guide to worldbuilding. It does, however, provide a decent set of ideas to brainstorm. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Worldbuilding is one of the great pleasures of writing science fiction and fantasy -- and also one of its greatest challenges. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan draws on her academic training in anthropology to peel back the layers of a setting, going past the surface details to explore questions many authors never think to answer. She invites you to consider the endless variety of real-world cultures -- from climate to counterfeiting, from sumptuary laws to slang --and the equally endless possibilities speculative fiction has to offer.This volume collects essays from the first year of the New Worlds Patreon. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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This book has short chapters that are really helpful, readers (or aspiring writers) can ponder and take notes without worrying of forgetting something important from the chapter. Also, the conversational writing style makes it more enjoyable. Some books and movies are also mentioned as references or for further reading. A very informative and enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to aspiring writers who want create solid worldbuilding.
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