Prodigious creator Janet Forbes joins us to talk all things World Anvil; 3 million members can’t be wrong! Robin & Dave learn to ‘put a tea cosy’ over their brains’ worst impulses and let the auto-magic do the rest; TTRPG chat in abundance, and more than one moment when the whole cast slips sideways into an alternate reality.

https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/

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…and everything Janet, here: https://www.janetforbes.com

Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/

And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/

Time stamps

(01:15) an overview of World Anvil

(03:30) the history of making World Anvil

(09:00) the World Anvil team

(11:55) World Anvil’s wider resources and initiatives

(17:00) the podcast leaves the rails, jumps the shark, and disappears down a dark hole that probably belongs to the white rabbit (younger listeners should look away now…)

(18:00) the World-building Awards

(22:15) the heart of creativity / the shared spark / system improvements

(25:30) Katie Bruce reviews THE NIGHT ENDS WITH FIRE, by KX Song

(27:15) finding the time to write / accountability & motivation

(33:30) sources of inspiration / backhand compliments

(36:45) the case for the writer / claiming the identity

(43:55) what got Janet “hooked into Fantasy”?

(46:27) the Dark Crystal TTRPG, and… others?

(49:32) how best to start with World Anvil?