Joyce Simmons - World Building Whiz

03/15/22 • 41 min

Story Love - The Offical Podcast of writingXstructure

Joyce Simmons is one of the best world builders I've come across! Listen in as she describes her process of building worlds and the best way to tap into what your heart is calling you to write!
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Follow Joyce on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/melanatedscribesllc/

Joyce mentions Jordan Ifueko and her book Raybearer. It took 12 years to write. In this book she conceives 13 distinct kingdoms. Next-level world building!
Link to info on the book and Jordan! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50158128-raybearer

https://www.jordanifueko.com
A note from Joyce:

It only took her 9 months to write the sequel entitled Redemptor, probably because the world was already built but she did build an underworld in this book. The underworld is a common theme in African inspired storytelling. African cultures hold the belief that the two worlds cross back and forth a lot and just as there is no finality to life, there is no finality to death.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55624056-redemptor

Here’s Jordan’s Instagram page. Note that she’s in her twenties!

https://www.instagram.com/jordanifueko/

Also, you might also enjoy Namina Forna’s Guilded Ones which is a world that she built when she asked herself, what if a world like The Handmaid’s Tale met the kick ass women of the Dora Milaje in Black Panther:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40024121-the-gilded-ones

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Joyce Simmons is one of the best world builders I've come across! Listen in as she describes her process of building worlds and the best way to tap into what your heart is calling you to write!
Also:

Follow Joyce on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/melanatedscribesllc/

https://www.jordanifueko.com
A note from Joyce:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55624056-redemptor

Here’s Jordan’s Instagram page. Note that she’s in her twenties!

https://www.instagram.com/jordanifueko/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40024121-the-gilded-ones

Thanks for listening! Have questions or want screenwriting resources? You can access all of my resource links here:
https://bio.amandamoresco.org/

https://www.amandamoresco.org/writingxstructure

Story Lovers Club - Private Writers Forum:

https://www.amandamoresco.org/clubexclusive

Information on 16 Weeks to a Screenplay Workshop:

https://www.amandamoresco.org/screenwritingclass

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Thanks for listening! Have questions or want screenwriting resources? You can access all of my resource links here:
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Story Lovers Club - Private Writers Forum:

https://www.amandamoresco.org/clubexclusive

Information on 16 Weeks to a Screenplay Workshop:

https://www.amandamoresco.org/screenwritingclass