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From Cliché to Clever: How to Subvert Common World-Building Tropes

From Cliché to Clever: How to Subvert Common World-Building Tropes

The Weekly Rhapsody: Mystery in World-building

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Mystery in world-building involves creating elements that are unknown, unexplained, or hidden from the characters and the audience. That last bit is really key, that both the characters and the audie…

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