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The Purpose of World Building: Discovering Characters Primed for Story

22m · Fiction Writer · 12 Oct 22:16

In this episode of Fiction Writer, G.K. argues the purpose of world building is to discover characters and gives some tips on ways you can discover great characters in the worlds you build.

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Thank you for listening! If you have an questions, comments, or if there are any specific topics you would like G.K. to explore, please leave him a message @ anchor.fm/fictionwriter. Some of your recording might make it into a future episode.

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