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Podcast: Balancing World Building Elements

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This week's How To Write The Future podcast episode:

🎧 Ep. 149: Balancing World Building Elements for the Reader Experience with Jasper Ezekiel

https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/04/21/balancing-world-building-elements-for-the-reader-experience-with-jasper-ezekiel/

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Friday, April 25, 2025

Hi Friend,

This week I've been working hard on revisions for my TV pilot script and daydreaming about space stations for my next Janey McCallister mystery.

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Join us for the Crafting Compelling Romantic Subplots workshop Wednesday, April 30, 9amPT / 12noon ET. The $10 discount ends tomorrow night Saturday, April 26, 9pm PT.
Enjoy this week's podcast episode on "Balancing World Building Elements for the Reader Experience" with speculative fiction writer, Jasper Ezekiel
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Does the idea of romantic subplots as additional undertone or to sidetrack the reader for effect intrigues you?

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Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9am PT/12pm ET

Workshop: 90 minutes

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On to the weekly podcast...

Balancing World Building Elements for the Reader Experience with Jasper Ezekiel

“I’m always really fascinated by what gets trimmed off the edges. And because there’s gold in there sometimes. And why would a creative professional choose to include this, but not that?” – Jasper Ezekiel

In this How To Write the Future episode, I chat with speculative fiction writer Jasper Ezekiel about what parts of our story worlds we include in our fiction and what gets left out, including balancing story elements for the reader experience.

To listen or read this episode's transcript, go here (Writer's Fun Zone):

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The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.

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In the next episode, Ep. 150, I talk to the creator of the sci-fi podcast Chemical Rocketeers, Devin Blair.

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