Wayfarer's Guide to Worldbuilding
A podcast on how to write unique, scientific, and magical worlds.
The Wayfarer’s Guide to Worldbuilding is a tool to help writers, DMs, and creatives build unique, scientific, and magical worlds. Each episode explores one facet of worldbuilding—such as drafting the perfect city map, making a monster, or building an ancient religion—and gives practical advice on writing these elements.
Hosted by the Mythos & Ink staff—Kyle Rudge (Marketing Director), Allison Alexander (Editorial Director), and Emma Skrumeda (Editorial Assistant)—the three discuss strong examples of worldbuilding from science fiction and fantasy books, TV shows, and movies. They also give a glimpse into the world of publishing every episode, discussing what they are working on and the inner workings of a small press.
The Wayfarer’s Guide to Worldbuilding is a tool to help writers, DMs, and creatives build unique, scientific, and magical worlds. Each episode explores one facet of worldbuilding—such as drafting the perfect city map, making a monster, or building an ancient religion—and gives practical advice on writing these elements.
Hosted by the Mythos & Ink staff—Kyle Rudge (Marketing Director), Allison Alexander (Editorial Director), and Emma Skrumeda (Publicist)—the three discuss strong examples of worldbuilding from science fiction and fantasy books, TV shows, and movies. They also give a glimpse into the world of publishing every episode, discussing what they are working on and the inner workings of a small press.
Generally, In superhero stories, every hero has a different ability. Think X-Men, the Avengers, or Justice League. These abilities might fall under a theme (for example, everyone can shapeshift into animals), or they might be a hodgepodge of superhuman abilities (Thor has lightning powers, the Hulk has super strength, etc.). Some characters gain superpowers in unique ways (like the Fantastic Four, who survived cosmic radiation), while others are born with them (like the X-Men). The possibilities are endless, and the lines can blur between superheroes and other types of magic systems, but that’s why it’s fun.
Join the hosts, Kyle Rudge, Allison Alexander, and Emma Skrumeda, as they delve into superpowers and give you questions to ask yourself when writing superhero stories.
Notes
- Emma’s example: Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate
- Allison’s example: Hunter X Hunter (anime TV series)
- Kyle’s example: My Hero Academia (anime TV series)
- Get a copy of Under the Lesser Moon by Shelly Campbell, Book 1 in the Marked Son series (Emma mentions she’s been editing Book 2)
- Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/mythosandink
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Announcement Music: Coffee Beats by Aaron Parsons (Used with permission)
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If you enjoy listening to the Wayfarer’s Guide to Worldbuilding, you can support the podcast by joining our Patreon community. Help us grow the show! Some of our goals include expanding from bi-weekly episodes to weekly episodes and bringing on expert guests.
Hosts of Wayfarer's Guide to Worldbuilding
Kyle Rudge
A geek through-and-through, Kyle loves Ender’s Game, Battlestar Galactica, and Firefly. He’s also a jungle main, a Ravenclaw, and Mythos & Ink’s marketing director! He’s a husband and father of two humans and retains guardianship over two furry companions. And he’s someone who loves seeing others reach their full creative potential.
Allison Alexander
Allison edits sci-fi and fantasy, writes books, and plays video games the rest of the time. She is the incurable author of Super Sick: Making Peace with Chronic Illness, a geek’s guide to living with a disability. You can find her chasing bokoblins in Hyrule, traipsing with hobbits in Middle-earth, or blogging at aealexander.com.
Emma Skrumeda
Emma is a makeup artist, writer, and half-elf Tempest Cleric. She has been writing since elementary school, and likes to think that she has improved since then. She can be found staring at a laptop while muttering about sentence structure and character arcs. Fantasy is her jam, which makes worldbuilding her bread and butter. Delicious.
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