Worldbuilding for People Who Hate Worldbuilding

For some people, writing and worldbuilding go hand in hand -- but for many writers, the nitty gritty of worldbuilding is the hardest part of the process. How do you craft lived-in worlds and imaginary societies when you hate thinking up the details? A workshop to help writers learn tricks, techniques, and cheats to fast-track for their manuscript so they can get on to the fun stuff like character and plot! About the Instructor: Mike Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then, A Quantum Love Story, and other novels, as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics. He has covered geek culture for sites such as Nerdist and The Mary Sue, and in a different life, he's covered the NHL. A member of SFWA, Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and many rescue animals. Follow him on Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram: @mikechenwriter