On worldbuilding

As some of you may already know, I’m revamping my Worldbuilding Wizardry Workbook that I use for online and live classes on worldbuilding.

The main Worldbuilding Wizardry Workbook is in the works, a great workbook for writers of all genres.

The Cosmic Kitchen: Worlbuilding Wizardry Workbook for Speculative Fiction Romance Writers is due out in January 2026!

I hadn’t started doing a cookbook. I started revising my original workbook with lessons I use for the classes I teach on worlbuilding. Then I thought, why not make this particular workbook something special?

The upcoming worldbuilding class will be focusing on Romance & Speculative Fiction genres for the FFPRWA.org (Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranomal Romance Writers of America) online class I’ll be presenting in March 2026. And what better way to present lesson on worldbuilding than formatting them as recipes?

I’m having a lot of fun creating this workbook. It will be an abreviated version of the main Worldbuilding Wizardry Workbook, yet cover all aspects of Spec Fic AND Romance and how they resonate together to build a great story. Each recipe comes with a recipe card listing the highlights, then the more detailed recipe along with questions to cover for each section. I’ve even added some crossword puzzles and seek and find puzzles at the end of each part.

My goal–fun!

I hope my attendees enjoy this Worldbuilding Wizardry Cookbook. You will also find it on Amazon once I’m finished.

Sign up for the FFPRWA online class on worldbuilding HERE.

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