Sunday, December 18, 2011

Dive into Worldbuilding! (the Google+ Hangouts Index)

Hangouts are ordered as follows: Special Guests -- Topics

SPECIAL GUESTS: (Alphabetical by last name)
  1. Brad Beaulieu, The Lays of Anuskaya
  2. Aliette de Bodard, Obsidian and Blood/ Xuya/ House of Shattered Wings 
  3. Maurice Broaddus, The Knights of Breton Court/ Pimp my Airship
  4. Joyce Chng/J. Damask, Wolf at the Door/ Rider Trilogy 
  5. Myke Cole, Armies
  6. Myke Cole, Breach Zone 
  7. Malon Edwards, The Half-Dark Promise and other stories
  8. Fábio Fernandes, Obliterati
  9. Laura Anne Gilman, Silver on the Road
  10. Randy Henderson, Finn Fancy Necromancy
  11. Nancy Hightower, The Acolyte 
  12. N. K. Jemisin, The Broken Earth Trilogy/The Fifth Season  
  13. Stina Leicht and Cold Iron
  14. Stina Leicht - The Fey and the Fallen  
  15. Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings
  16. Pat MacEwen, Coyote Song, and Forensics
  17. Usman T. Malik, The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn and other stories
  18. Haralambi Markov, The Language of Knives
  19. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Signal To Noise  
  20. Megan O'Keefe, Steal the Sky
  21. David J. Peterson and Lawrence Schoen, Language Design
  22. Cat Rambo, Beasts of Tabat
  23. Kelly Robson, Waters of Versailles
  24. Deborah J. Ross, The Seven-Petaled Shield
  25.  Sofia Samatar, A Stranger in Olondria and The Winged Histories
  26. Andrea Stewart, The Changeling Wars
  27. Christian Stiehl, Fantasy Cartography 
  28. Tim Wade, Sports
  29. Isabel Yap, Milagroso, The Oiran's song, and other stories
TOPICS:
  1. Alien Senses
  2. Aliette de Bodard, Obsidian and Blood/ Xuya/ House of Shattered Wings 
  3. Architecture
  4. Armies, with author Myke Cole - [watch here
  5. Autonomy, Individuality, and Identity
  6. Back History of Declining Societies
  7. The Body as a Record of Personal Experience and Cultural Identity
  8. Brad Beaulieu and The Lays of Anuskaya
  9. Building a world after starting your story - [watch here]
  10. Cat Rambo, Beasts of Tabat
  11. Cities
  12. Cities: Making your city work
  13. Colonialism and Imperialism 
  14. Colors
  15. Costumes 
  16. Crime and Criminals
  17. Cultural Interactions/Linking large-scale and small-scale phenomena
  18. The Culture of Death
  19. The Culture of Oppression
  20. Death and Funerals
  21. Deborah J. Ross - The Seven-Petaled Shield
  22. Dialects and Voice 
  23. Dining and Eating Practices - [watch here]  
  24. Disability and Accommodation  
  25. Diversity
  26. Domesticated Animals 
  27. Economics 
  28. Fábio Fernandes, Obliterati
  29. Families - [watch here
  30. Fantasy Cartography with Christian Stiehl
  31. Fashion  
  32. Food, Agriculture, and Diet
  33. Gender
  34. Gender in Language
  35. Gender Roles
  36. Genre and Description
  37. Gestures
  38. Laura Anne Gilman, Silver on the Road
  39. Randy Henderson, Finn Fancy Necromancy 
  40. Heroes 
  41. High Culture and Low Culture
  42. Nancy Hightower, The Acolyte
  43. Holidays - [watch here]
  44. How Realistic Does a Created World Have to Be?
  45. How to Keep Rich Worldbuilding from Bogging Down Your Story   
  46. Humor and Pranks
  47. Illness and Medicine 
  48. Illnesses, Ailments, and Medicine
  49. Insults, Privilege, and Power Language
  50. Joyce Chng/J. Damask, Wolf at the Door/ Rider Trilogy 
  51. Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings 
  52. Language Design, with special guests Lawrence Schoen and David J. Peterson
  53. Language Barriers - [watch here
  54. Stina Leicht and Cold Iron 
  55. Stina Leicht - The Fey and the Fallen 
  56. Links between Physical and Social in Worldbuilding
  57. Literacy and Technology
  58. Pat MacEwen, Coyote Song, and Forensics
  59. Magic Systems
  60. Manners, Round 1
  61. Manners, Round 2
  62. Malon Edwards, The Half-Dark Promise and other stories
  63. Martial Arts, and how they are portrayed in film - [watch here
  64. Matching Culture and Character Motive
  65. Metaphors - [watch here
  66. Maurice Broaddus, The Knights of Breton Court/ Pimp my Airship  
  67. Misunderstandings  
  68. Modesty
  69. Morals and Values 
  70. Mythology - [watch here
  71. Myke Cole, Breach Zone
  72. Natural Disasters
  73. Names, Titles, and Their Social Significance 
  74. Megan O'Keefe, Steal the Sky
  75. Parenting
  76. Personal Faith - [watch here]
  77. Pets 
  78. Political Systems
  79. Pregnancy and Parenthood
  80. Privacy 
  81. Privilege and Intersectionality
  82. Psychology 
  83. Realism in Worldbuilding
  84. Religion 
  85. Religion 2 - daily practices and diversity - [watch here]
  86. Religious Privilege
  87. Kelly Robson, Waters of Versailles 
  88. Roads and Infrastructure
  89. Schools and Education - [watch here]
  90. Setting up Alternate Social Parameters
  91. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Signal To Noise 
  92. Social Stereotypes 
  93. Sofia Samatar, A Stranger in Olondria and The Winged Histories
  94. Sports, with Tim Wade
  95. Andrea Stewart, The Changeling Wars
  96. Suspension of Disbelief and the "Show, Don't Tell" of Worldbuilding
  97. Swearing 
  98. Tim Wade, Sports
  99. Travel
  100. Usman T. Malik 
  101. Villains 
  102. Water
  103. Weapons, Fighting, and Battles [watch here]
  104. Worldbuilding Process
  105. Isabel Yap, Milagroso, The Oiran's song, and other stories 

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