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Your Characters are the Key: Unexpected Lessons in Worldbuilding with Genre Legends Frank Spotnitz and Peter Harness

I always enjoy a good discussion about worldbuilding. That’s even after I’ve already written quite a lot of speculative fiction (AKA science fiction, fantasy, horror, and the things between) and hosted a series of int…

Alison Weaverdyck · 8 July 2026 · 7 min

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Your Characters are the Key: Unexpected Lessons in Worldbuilding with Genre Legends Frank Spotnitz and Peter Harness

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