NOTE: This is part one of a two-part conversation with Sebastian. Stay tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Swashbuckling Fantasy.
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0:00 – Introduction and sponsor
6:10 – Sébastien’s professional journey
10:40 a.m. – Sébastien The Bard and channeling your experiences
10:14 p.m. – Travel, culture and language
28h20 – Witty dialogues, jokes and humor
35:09 – Family found
42:34 – Approaches to worldbuilding
51:16 – Shadow games and shared worlds
1:01:36 – Final tip, random facts and conclusion
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Sébastien de Castell is the author of the Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Malevolent Seven and much more. His latest book is Play of Shadows, the first book in The Court of Shadows series. Buy it here: https://decastell.com/book/play-of-shadows/
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