Overview

Let me guide you through the journey of bringing your immersive worlds to life. The starting idea for a story may come easily, but many writers get lost when plunging into specifics. Which details should you seek on your quest to create a convincing world that enchants your readers? How do you keep from getting lost down the proverbial rabbit hole? With his friendly and down-to-earth approach, Theodore Niretac Tinker-three-time award-winning author and seasoned developmental editor-will guide you through your journey to connect the dots, tie up loose ends, and gain new insights into your world. Fiction Tinker's Guide to Whimsical Worlds is: 1. EASY TO FOLLOW: Twenty-one tips across seven topics provide a map for defining your world. 2. VERSATILE: Follow the map through the world of any fiction story-historical, contemporary, speculative fiction, and more. 3. REUSABLE: Employ the map as a quick reference or read it straight through. 4. FILLED WITH PLAYFUL SIGNPOSTS: Twenty-one ink drawings capture the curiosity and whimsy of worldbuilding! Start your journey today and find the knowledge you seek to build an engaging and immersive world your readers will never want to leave.

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Theodore Niretac Tinker has created a handy gem with Fiction Tinker's Guide to Whimsical Worlds. From love to nature to language in an author's world, he tackles it all. In this easy-to-digest guide, Tod takes authors on a journey and offers thought-provoking questions and sage recommendations to consider as they craft and refine their own worlds. -Amy Megill www.EditorAmy.com Tod made me feel completely at ease. We delved into character development, and he gave me ideas on how to keep everything in order. How to keep with my timeline and cut out mundane parts. Not once did I feel like I shouldn't even be writing or what am I thinking calling myself an author? He was very encouraging and even gave me ideas for a series! I walked away with the desire to immediately tackle my story and renewed and refreshed perspective to do it! Thank you so much, Tod! -Carla Davis Client, TNT Editing As both an editor and author, I plan on returning to Fiction Tinker's Guide to Whimsical Worlds over and over again. It has such a fantastic variety of topics and examples one might need to create a well-developed world, whether it's Earth as we know it or an entirely new, magical land. I'm already looking forward to using it for my next series! -Cait Marie Author, The Nihryst Series I struggle so hard when it comes to narrowing down plot while keeping world and character building intact. Tod was genius in not just talking through my story with me and helping me nail down specific plot points but also identifying elements that could be added for a richer story. . . . I'll definitely be back again and again! -Debbie Burns Author, The Path to Courage Tod Tinker is a gifted and meticulous editor who spots flaws in a story's logic and has helped me clarify my thinking and intentions for many pieces of writing. Tod is also a coach who pushes me to do my best work by firmly yet gracefully encouraging me to experiment with other approaches or try different ways. -Dustin Grinnell Client, TNT Editing

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Theodore Niretac Tinker is a worldbuilder. Words and worlds are his passion; quality and consistency, his goal. A three-time award-winning fantasy author, he has been through such a winding journey as an author that he wishes to help as many other writers and authors navigate the journey with ease and quality as possible. With a certificate in editing from the University of Chicago (home of The Chicago Manual of Style), Tod has spent the last few years achieving this goal by providing editing services for his fellow writers. His bachelor's degree in mathematics gives him an eye for details, as well as the big picture, enhancing his worldbuilding skills. Tod supports his many literary endeavors with an endless supply of chocolate, which he hoards in his library alongside his books like any good dragon. You can follow Tod on Facebook and Twitter at @TNTinkerEditing for daily discussions under the hashtag #EditingTidbit. Check out TheodoreNTinker.com for more information on Tod's editing services and available publications. Many of his previous fiction publications, including his Evon series and eleven short stories, can be found under his former pen name, Dorothy Tinker. Holla Watson is a bipolar artist, teacher, creative energy healer, and illustrator who loves fantasy and whimsy. As a child, her whole world was vibrant with imagination and color. She collected odd, shiny, and silly things, using them to create art and make up stories. Her heart, body, and soul are consumed by art-her North Star during the traumatic challenges of her adolescence and early adulthood. Her truth? Art saves lives. When she's not helping others find their souls through art, you can find Holla video gaming, hiking, hanging with her animal family, and playing with her two kids. Come say hi at @Sweet.Issues_art on Instagram, @SweetIssuesArt on Facebook, and Sweet-Issues-Art.com.

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