The Worldbuilder’s Journey: a Sourcebook and Roadmap for Courses on Worldbuilding Douglass S. Parker July 19, 2019 This is a ‘hyperbook’ — a PDF ebook with hyperlinks that query web resources. PDF Readers — and Browsers — handle Links differently NOTE: PDF readers handle links differently — not all show URLs when mousing over links. In browsers: the Firefox and Chrome PDF readers display link content; currently the Safari PDF reader does not. PDF reader apps: both Acrobat and Preview display link content. In Safari: Command-click opens links in a new Tab; Command-Option-click opens links in a new Window. For use of information in the links, select a browser and PDF reader accordingly. If not satisfactory, consider configuring your browser to use a different PDF reader. For example, an Acrobat plugin can be used as the default PDF reader in major browsers. Please check periodically whether this is the most recent version of this document. Send questions, corrections, suggestions, etc. to:
[email protected] mentioning: Worldbuilder’s Journey version of 2019–07–19. Please help us improve! July 19, 2019 2 D.S. Parker . The Worldbuilder’s Journey: a Sourcebook and Roadmap for Courses on Worldbuilding Douglass S. Parker Attribution License: this book is distributed under a Creative Commons License CC-BY: licensees may copy, distribute, and display this work in any medium/format, or make derivative works based on it, provided they credit it. Imaginary Worlds are fictional places like Middle Earth, Narnia, and the Land of Oz — sometimes also called fantasy worlds or fictional worlds. They have always been important in myth, folk tales, fairy tales, theater, and literature.