Hardcore Worldbuilding | Michael H. Potter | Substack

Hardcore Worldbuilding has been on hiatus for over a year, and there’s a very good reason for that. I had intended this to be a twice-monthly column…

Jul 1, 2022 •

Michael H. Potter

Of gods and men

Thoughts on polytheism and fantasy

May 15, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Eyes of a child

Thoughts on writing child characters

May 1, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Thus it is named

Introduction: What's in a name? If you've ever written, or even considered writing, a story set in another place or time, you've likely run into the…

Apr 16, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Time capsules and ancient artifacts in fiction

Apr 1, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Thoughts on genetic engineering in fiction

Mar 16, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Academy of the arcane

Fantasy and the formal teaching of magic

Mar 1, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Thunder and flame

Thinking about guns and fantasy

Feb 15, 2021 •

Michael H. Potter

Hardcore Worldbuilding

Hardcore Worldbuilding

Creating worlds as real as our own

Hardcore Worldbuilding

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