Worldbuilding - resources & literature

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Resources for the craft of creating fictional worlds.


Books

The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building, David J. Peterson

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Language-Invention-Horse-Lords-World-Building-ebook/dp/B00TY3ZMVG/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1536301474&sr=1-6&keywords=worldbuilding


A Kobold guid to Worldbuilding, Wolfgang Baur

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_23/147-8760883-4468132?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=kobold+guide+to+worldbuilding&sprefix=A+kobold+guide+to+world%2Cdigital-text%2C230&crid=RP9I077E5YZ6


World-building: A writer's guide to constructing star systems and life-supporting planets, Stephen L. Gillet.

https://www.amazon.com/World-Building-Science-Fiction-Writing-Stephen/dp/158297134X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1517771553&sr=8-6&keywords=worldbuilding&linkCode=sl1&tag=latinresource-20&linkId=b61129b865872c64fb3d3417ee4f389a


World-building from the inside out, Janeen Ippolito

https://www.amazon.com/World-Building-Inside-Out-Janeen-Ippolito-ebook/dp/B00ZW4JH9O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1517771553&sr=8-5&keywords=worldbuilding&linkCode=sl1&tag=latinresource-20&linkId=b3e01aa436caa0f2658975531e4dd3c4


Way With Worlds Book 1: Crafting Great Fictional Settings, Steven Savage,

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JARWVSC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=latinresource-20&linkId=6159f0415d16bc763bb65c7ac70137e9


Blogs

https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/the-ultimate-guide-to-world-building-how-to-write-fantasy-sci-fi-and-real-life-worlds/

https://gizmodo.com/7-worldbuilding-tropes-science-fiction-and-fantasy-need-1659804610

https://io9.gizmodo.com/7-deadly-sins-of-worldbuilding-998817537

https://berleykerr.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/berleys-top-10-world-building-tips-for-sci-fi-or-fantasy/