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Fantasy Character Teams Made Easy with Ezra Barany – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 148

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“The actually cool factor about character teams is if you happen to’re making worlds, let’s discuss concerning the conditions the place worlds are in demand in style, and that will be fantasy. If you happen to’re making a world like that, it’s good to get an entire bunch of various character teams.” – Ezra Barany

On this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, titled “Fantasy Character Teams Made Easy with Ezra Barany” host Beth Barany arms the mic over to her husband and fellow writer Ezra Barany the place he shares an introduction to creating character teams in fantasy phrases, exploring creating a faith and politics, supplying you with inventive freedom in your story world. Beth Barany additionally shares just a few of the methods she might help you together with your world constructing from participating in a free story success clinic to showing on the present.

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In regards to the How To Write the Future podcast

The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who wish to write optimistic futures and efficiently deliver these tales out into {the marketplace}. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. We cowl ideas for fiction writers. This podcast is for readers too if you happen to’re in any respect inquisitive about the way forward for humanity.

This podcast is for you when you’ve got questions like:

– How do I create a plausible world for my science fiction story?

– How do I work out what’s not working if my story feels flat?

– How do I make my story extra fascinating and alive?

This podcast is for readers too if you happen to’re in any respect inquisitive about the way forward for humanity.

ABOUT EZRA BARANY

Ezra Barany loves riveting readers with thrillers, however by order of the Division of Motor Autos he should place a warning on each guide cowl, “Don’t learn whereas driving.” His first two books in The Torah Codes sequence had been award-winning worldwide bestsellers. The second two books within the 4-book sequence wowed readers too! In his free time, he has eye-opening discussions on the artwork of writing novels along with his spouse and guide coach Beth Barany. A highschool physics instructor, Ezra lives in Oakland along with his beloved spouse and two cats engaged on the following guide in The Torah Codes sequence. Ezra, not the cats. For a free brief story in The Torah Codes sequence, “The Mourner’s Kaddish,” do please go to http://www.thetorahcodes.com/

Transcript for Fantasy Character Teams Made Easy with Ezra Barany

Hey everybody. Beth Barany right here with Write The Future Podcast. I’m a science fiction and fantasy author, writing instructor, creativity coach, podcaster, clearly, and filmmaker. I’m additionally married to a different author. so I’ve a particular episode for you in the present day. My husband, Ezra Barany, goes to speak to you about character teams.

All proper. Take it away, Ez.

[00:27] Introduction to Character Teams

And motion.

Hello, I’m Ezra Barany. I’ve been Ezra Barany all my life. I’m going to speak to you about character teams, which is an entire group of characters.

[00:41] Creating Worlds with Character Teams

The actually cool factor about character teams is if you happen to’re making worlds, let’s discuss concerning the conditions the place worlds are in demand in style, and that will be fantasy.

If you happen to’re making a world like that, it’s good to get an entire bunch of various character teams.

On our planet Earth, we’ve got the totally different spiritual teams, the totally different political teams, the totally different trades. So by making a brand new world, you can also make your new religions, you can also make your new political teams. After which the enjoyable half is realizing who your protagonist belongs to and is most affiliated with, and what character group they really feel affiliated with and are most towards.

[01:29] E-book Suggestions for Character Improvement

So there’s a guide someplace round right here. It’s in your left. On my left. Ah. There’s a guide referred to as Elmhurst. It’s acquired milk, however there’s additionally a guide referred to as You’re Gonna Want A Greater Story.

And from this guide, I discovered a technique to give you all these totally different character teams for my story.

For instance, he suggests 9, I imagine. It’s been some time since I learn the guide. I created a 9. And I divided every set of three into three totally different classes.

[02:07] Classes of Character Teams

Three is a really massive factor for me at the very least.

So one class of three teams is these teams that honor the soul and spirit.

One other class of my three teams is those who honor way of life.

And the final class of three teams is those who honor bodily wants.

[02:29] Character Teams Honoring Soul and Spirit

Wanting on the first character group, those who honor the soul and spirit, I created the Knights of Sulva and I considered the Templars. So these are people who find themselves knights. They wield swords and shields, and they’ll kill anybody who doesn’t imagine in the identical factor they imagine in. Alright.

After which I’ve the order of the Andle Amulet, and their solely job is to guard this amulet that retains their planet complete, full. After which I’ve the Catalox and I used to be impressed by the Catholics, they usually imagine in a single God, one Lord.

These are the three who’re targeted on their spirituality, their connection to the soul and spirit.

[03:18] Character Teams Honoring a Good Life-style

The subsequent are those who honor way of life. I’ve the Interdicts, those that worship the Sucubi and incubi and are simply targeted on their desires, making their lives completely satisfied.

After which we’ve got the Clan of the Shapeshifters, those that are simply werewolves eager to reside their lives and never be disturbed by those that hate them for who they’re.

Then we’ve got the craft guilds and shopkeepers. This consists of the blacksmiths, the alchemists, the medical doctors. These had been those who honor way of life.

[03:58] Character Teams Honoring Bodily Wants

And the final was those that honor bodily wants. So these I had bunched up into the Soleililists, those that honor the urges that has been granted to them. In order that they, they see consuming and sleeping as not sins, however as a present supplied by the universe or their almighty. In order that they rejoice that.

After which you have got the Guild of Thieves and their motto is “Collectively for ourselves.” Their aim is to only steal and observe hedonism, drink, and put on jewellery.

After which we’ve got the Fantasy Fellowship, and their aim is to discover all their bodily wants, as taboo as that is perhaps.

[04:45] Dividing Character Teams into Subcategories

After having divided up these three classes into three totally different teams every,

I then have a look at every group, and I gained’t go into each, however in every group, I divide them up intostatus form of factor.

So the Knights of Silva– in different conditions you have got the ranks of Grand Commander, commander Officer Chevalier, and right here I’ve divided them up into the Rain Squadron, the Solar Squadron, the Earth Squadron, the Moon Squadron.

After which for the order of the Andel Amulet, I’ve divided them up into Warrior, Archer, Scout, Cavalry.

After which for the Catalox, divided them up into the pope- like chief. After which we’ve got the cardinal, the archbishop, the bishop and priest, and the followers. However I’ve named them in a different way based mostly off of chess. So we’ve got the Rook, the Arch citadel, the citadel, after which you have got the followers who’re referred to as pawns.

[05:47] Assigning Colours and Symbols to Teams

After dividing every group into these totally different statuses and squadrons or no matter courses you wish to put them in, I give them a unique colour and a unique image.

For instance, within the Knights of Sulva, the Rain Squadron, their colour is darkish blue and their image is a raindrop.

The Solar Squadron, their colour is yellow and their image is a solar. For the Order of the Amulet, their colour is a lightweight blue wool clothes, they usually have a sword on every shoulder. That’s their image of their gentle blue cape. The archer, their colour is inexperienced and their image is a bow and arrow on every shoulder.

[06:30] Conclusion and World-Constructing Ideas

So these are methods that you would be able to intricately create totally different teams, get a really feel for what every group’s mission assertion is, and what their targets and desires are. And after you have that, you’ll be able to divvy up inside the class the totally different courses or organizations, or standing or ranks inside the group and discover these connections. Possibly there’s bother inside the ranks of 1 particular group. Play with that. And it’s an effective way to construct your world.

[07:07] Need extra world constructing assist?

In order that’s it for this week on Write the Future Podcast.

When you have questions on your world constructing, then I wanna let you understand of some ways in which you may get assist.

Certainly one of them is you’ll be able to take a look at our World Constructing Workbook for Fiction Writers. It’s a free information that you would be able to obtain and reply the questions and work by it to suppose by your story’s world.

Now one other manner that you would be able to get assist is you is usually a visitor on my podcast in my Story Success Clinic. I’ll coach you and assist you on air. We report it after which I put it onto the podcast and we take a while and have a look at your work collectively and I provide you with some teaching. So that’s one other manner that you may get assist together with your world constructing.

A 3rd manner is when you’ve got your manuscript completed. In case your first draft is totally performed, then you’ll be able to take a look at our group teaching program for style novelists, particularly science fiction and fantasy novelists.

Now I additionally wish to level out one other useful resource that features world constructing questions in addition to an entire bunch of different issues that will help you write your story.

And that’s referred to as Plan Your Novel Like a Professional. This can be a guide that I co-wrote with Ezra, and it has all the things that it is advisable assist you suppose by your story thought in order that you find yourself with a plan or an overview so you’ll be able to write your guide. You should definitely take a look at the hyperlink for this guide in our present description or present notes and all the things I’ve talked about right here, you too can discover all of the hyperlinks for these in our present notes.

Now, for any cause, when you’ve got another questions, simply go forward and e-mail me. It’s very simple to do. You possibly can see the contact data on the socials and if you happen to’re very adventurous, you understand what? You may even go away me a voicemail. That might be superior.

Alright, everybody. Write lengthy and prosper.

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ABOUT BETH BARANY

Beth Barany teaches science fiction and fantasy novelists easy methods to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, instructor, marketing consultant, and developmental editor. She’s an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and runs the podcast, “How To Write The Future.”

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