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Old 23rd November 2007, 06:41 PM   #179 (permalink)
Teresa Edgerton
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Re: Is worldbuilding pointless?

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Originally Posted by iansales View Post
Apparently, he doesn't actually write - he dictates as he's hiking. And the following day, he checks over the typescript of his previous day's work.
Yes, I remember him talking about that. At the rate he turns out books, he must be incredibly fit after all that walking.

But to return to the subject: obviously a writer doesn't have to do any worldbuilding if someone has already built the world. Still, someone has done the work.
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