📚 WorldEmber: Things you can prepare in advance (without cheating)

Writing articles before the event is off-limits, so what CAN you prepare in advance? Quite a bit, actually!

🔥 Prepare for WorldEmber!

Get ready for a 10,000 words worldbuilding challenge in December - can you handle the heat?

✏️ Naming worlds, polishing articles, and making plans...

Secret plans!

✅ Worldbuilding Article Checklist

A handy checklist of things to remember when writing a new worldbuilding article in your setting.

🏷️ How to name your world

Naming things in worldbuilding is HARD, especially when it comes to the most important name of all - the name of your world. So here are 10 steps to come up with the perfect fit!

🎮 From worldbuilding to game dev, and the importance of small, finishable projects

Lessons learnt from a change of pace, and a worldbuilding dare for you...

📄 Using a Game Design Document but for worldbuilding

How to make a design document to plan out your worldbuilding (either an entirely new setting, or just an area you want to develop).

💛 Alignment, inclusivity, and a pendant worth more than gold

Exploring ideas on how items hold valuable history and connections with the rest of your worldbuilding, plus inclusivity resources on how to handle problematic phrases.

⚖️ Setting alignment for worldbuilding and how to use it

How to use the setting alignment chart (from grimdark to noble bright) to make the tone of your worldbuilding feel impactful and consistent.

🗺️ Curvy conlang inspiration and the geography behind worldbuilding

Exploring ideas on how natural resources can influence a writing system, plus things to be mindful of when being inspired by real world cultures.

🔮 Worldbuilding with Obsidian

Here are my top tips on how to use Obsidian for worldbuilding, including an overview of which are the best features for organising your lore.

📁 How to organise your worldbuilding

A deep dive on methods to organise your worldbuilding so that your lore is sorted, searchable, and easy to explore!