Today is about how to build a story from the key components: world building, themes, characters and plot. Which is quite a big topic, and clearly not something one should try to cover in a 25 minute video. Yet here we are.

Things we’ll cover in the video:

* What are the building blocks of a story? 🧱

* Which genres require world building? (spoiler: it’s all of them)

* How does world building impact a story?

* The seven components of defining a world 🌏

* How to not get lost in your own world building

* The iceberg metaphor 🧊

* Why plot is overrated

* Using themes as a navigational compass for your story 🧭

* How to quickly sketch character personalities 🎭

* How mobile phones messed with a lot of established thriller scenarios 📱

* Why food is important 🍜

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