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Marissa Gallerani's avatar

I love worldbuilding! From the writing craft perspective, but it's so applicable here. I often try to get writers of other genres/forms to understand that worldbuilding is for *everyone* not just the spec fic folks.

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

It IS for everyone!m Love that!

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Marissa Gallerani's avatar

It really is! I try to get poets and non fiction writers and literary fiction writers and historical fiction writers to appreciate it! Just because you’re writing a literary fiction novel based in America, I haven’t been to that town. I don’t know what it’s like there, what your characters lives are like. Build the world for me!! Worldbuilding isn’t just fancy magic and dragons (as wonderful as those are.)

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Azur's avatar

This has given much food for thought. I love the distinction you make between manifestation and worldbuilding. Ty! 🤍

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

Azur, thank you! As ever, the admiration is mutual!

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Gwen Yi 🌻's avatar

Obsessed with your way of seeing astrology, always 🌺☄️ I am holding hope of investing in your subscription very soon because you are worth every penny!! I love the idea of world building vs. manifestation, it speaks to my Aquarius Mercury-Mars heart. Sending you lots of love under this full moon ♥️

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

Gwen, thank you! I'm so glad this spoke to you. <3

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Francesca Bossert's avatar

I love all of this, it really speaks to me. My inner / creative world has shifted massively since February with the discovery of poetry, and also with the realization that my novel is actually far bigger than I initially thought. As for the rest, well there is sooooo much going on. I’m going to read more of your posts, Jeanna!

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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Caroline Donahue's avatar

This was such a knockout of a post. I am tingling! Thank you thank you.

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

💗

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Zeja Zensi Copes's avatar

This is super timely for me, I’m honestly a little bit spooked 😅

Worldbuilding in the speculative fiction sense is something I desperately want to pull off but tend to shy away from - I am trying to push past that hesitation in my writing and just go for it in my current WIP.

I love the framework of worldbuilding the life you desire - for me it conjures up a sense of both ambition and imagination and feels more iterative than ‘manifesting’. It feels more playful, too!

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

I'm so glad it was helpful and supportive at the right time!

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Rasha Refaie's avatar

Thank you Jeanna! Weirdly synchronistic: I was using the term “world-building” in a stern talk I had with myself last night…I guess it was right on time! 🌎🙏🏼

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Jeanna Kadlec's avatar

I'm glad it was resonant, Rasha! What a fun (?) sync!

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Rasha Refaie's avatar

😆🙏🏼⚡️🌕💗

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