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artifexian.bsky.social @artifexian.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Hey all! I'll be giving a talk at the inaugural **SpecCon**, a worldbuilding conference organised by the delightful @madelinejames.bsky.social. Jun 6th, in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/speccon-... Madeline's announcement video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t816....

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SpecCon Speculative Worlds and Languages Conference

Eventbrite - Madeline James of Spellbound Worlds presents SpecCon Speculative Worlds and Languages Conference - Saturday, 6 June 2026 at TCD Arts Building, Dublin 2, Dublin. Find event and ticket info...

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Paul Briggs @paulgbriggs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#FebruaryWorldbuilders I've got altitude, climate, and biome (I couldn't manage the geology) maps inspired by the lessons of @madelinejames.bsky.social. I'm working on maps of Grand Harbor and what is either the United Republic of Kuvra or the kingdoms occupied by the Black Banner (opinions differ).

An altitude map of the World Beneath the Arch. Largest features — the supercontinent of the Vastlands, the tropical continent of the Swelterlands, and the small island continent of Byrex's Land.

A climate map of the World Beneath the Arch. I was surprised at how little desert there was. Like, most of the land north of the Seawall Mountains in the eastern hemisphere should probably be cold desert. I think I screwed up on the aridity.

A biomes map of TWBTA. Note the preponderance of steppe and prairie in the Vastlands. That was deliberate. There have always been lots of steppe nomad cultures in this world, and some civilizations have repeatedly gotten the Khwarizm treatment.

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Conlangery @conlangery.com · 31/12/2025

It’s the last day of #lexember, and our prompt from @madelinejames.bsky.social was “something associated with the turn of the year. A bit of a challenge when my speakers live in an eternally frozen day.

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The turn of the year

Thanks to @MadelineJamesWorldbuilds for the prompt, and to @LangTimeStudio, @Biblaridion, and @LetsHaveaBouba for a fun month of word prompts.What word did y...

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Fil Cameron @flcr24.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

ADULT SIX OF CROWS WITH GHOSTS Jack’s sworn to protect the dead, so when a book on harvesting magic from ghosts falls into the wrong hands, he’ll stop at nothing to steal it back. His crew has a few more scruples. The masked serial killer offering to partner up? Less so. #GhostPit #F #A #Q

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Jessie and I created a bunch of #conlang sketches for an album by Chronicles of the Residuum. That album is out today! You can check it out here (or on any streaming service): youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The Age of Destruction - Full Album - YouTube

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Fifteen years after the beasts took over, Iryana's family is losing control of their post. She must forge a future from the ashes of her past-before her mistakes consume everyone she loves. #GhostPit #SP #A #F #R

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

#GhostPit #SP #A #F What if the only way to save everyone you love, is with the one you swore to hate? 🗡️ Monstrous beasts 🗡️ Trauma and healing 🗡️ Enemies to lovers 🗡️ Siberia-like world 🗡️ Elemental magic For those who have ever believed themselves too broken. Because the Beasts Came 4.9.26

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Fil Cameron @flcr24.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

ADULT SIX OF CROWS WITH GHOSTS 🌩️🌞 Grumpy-sunshine cousins ❤️‍🔥 Slowest of burns ☠️ Serial killer 🤫 Heist ✨ Layered magic system Jack’s sworn to protect the dead. When a book on harvesting magic from ghosts falls into the wrong hands, how far will Jack go to get it back? #Ghostpit #A #F #Q

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

#GhostPit #A #SP Iryana doesn't believe she can be fixed-not with what the beasts and their war have made of her. But with her family's post falling, she must infiltrate an enemy gang. The leader's brother might be her only ally... If she can stop seeing him as the enemy-and herself as past saving.

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Conlangery @conlangery.com · 03/09/2025

Reminder that I and a bunch of other creators will be live for @madelinejames.bsky.social ' Worldbuilding festival THIS WEEKEND! Hoping to see y'all there! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueIf...

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Our next #Kopikon speaker is the @biblaridion.bsky.social! Biblaridion is easily one of the best conlangers today, and we’re grateful to have him back! Kopikon II is at the University of Edinburgh on Friday, October 10th, and you can register here: kopikon.com

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Biblaridion @biblaridion.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

On September 5-7, I and many other creators will be coming together to take part in the Worldbuilding Festival organized by @madelinejames.bsky.social and ‪Rossbaygeo. See the announcement video for details here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXl2....

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I am so excited for Witchbrook this winter....

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Who would have thought documenting my conlang would help 🫣😂

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

After being home sick the last 6 days... daughter only made it to noon before needing to be picked up 🙃 the joys of parenthood

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Nicolas Siregar @nazrigar.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Beast Fables - Serpepard and Tatzelwurm The most common of the serpecat morphs, one is derived from the leopard, and the other from small cats, including the common house cat. #creaturedesign #worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasyartists

The serpepard is a long, slender chimeric morph of the leopard, with a longer body, incredibly mobile tail and a long neck. It has the forked tongue of a snake, and a longer face.

A tortoise cat with the chimeric morph of a tatzelwurm. Has a long, slinky body akin to a snake, but is otherwise just a very long, stretched out cat with a very mobile and prehensile tail.

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artifexian.bsky.social @artifexian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New podcast episode dropping at 19:00 UTC youtu.be/AXCY910fhPQ

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AP #91: Axes on Spaceships

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Conlangery @conlangery.com · 26/02/2025

Registration is now open for the 11th Language Creation Conference! Register by March 4 in order to get some say on the schedule. #conlang #language #linguistics conlang.org/language-cre...

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Anyone have good resources for attempting spec bio "lite"?

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Been researching historical military structures for days.... Because I want to figure out what should happen when someone in my book is promoted ranks 😂 one tiny scene

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Conlangery @conlangery.com · 17/02/2025

After I interviewed her for Conlangery, I went over to Madeline James's channel so she could pick my brain about integrating more conlanging into here writing and worldbuilding. Check it out now! #conlang #language #linguistics

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Let's Ask a Conlanger about Language for Writers || Interviewing George Corley

Sat down with George Corley and asked him some questions about using conlanging for fantasy worlds! George has a PhD in Linguistics and runs the YouTube chan...

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Conlangery @conlangery.com · 17/02/2025

I interviewed @madelinejames.bsky.social on her own forays just a little bit into the conlanging pool for her books. It was a wonderful discussion. Check it out here, and also watch out for the second half of the discussion later today on her channel! #conlang #language #linguistics

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Madeline James on Conlanging for Writing

I had a nice discussion with author @madelinejameswrites about how she has just begun learning conlanging to create naming languages and formulaic spells. J...

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thought this was fun! Put this together to show how I'm using my draft 1 scenes for draft 2 rewrite!

Chart showing arrows from list of scenes in draft 1 to draft 2 to indicate if there are minor changes, a few pieces reused, or an entirely new scene.

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artifexian.bsky.social @artifexian.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Going live tonight! Mapping ore deposits in real time! youtube.com/live/sGJv41w...

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Memberathon 2025

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Ailantd Sikowsky @ailantd.com · 17/01/2025

The building. Doodling before ending the day, for fun. What's your favourite windows?

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Revision prep video is out! I still have to figure out how exactly I want to structure the military gang in the book... Looking at post medieval mercenary groups and post Roman organization for inspiration! youtu.be/PSIqLVTbQmM

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Somehow I will figure out this revision plan... || Revision Vlog

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

@dedalvs.bsky.social best recommendation! Gotta love some nice rocks.

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Going to be changing my conlang spell structure tonight if you want to tune in! www.youtube.com/live/0BDH4uV...

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a freshly-fallen snow, a crackling fire, a riveting mystery novel, a kettle on the stove, and a healthy supply of emotional support scones.

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Brightest rainbow I've ever seen... It was unreal!

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Jessie Peterson @quothalinguist.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I’m going to give my own challenge a go this year! 😁

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I had the honor of participating in the Artifexian Podcast Christmas Quiz this year along with @biblaridion.bsky.social, David and Jessie Peterson of @langtimestudio.bsky.social, George Corley of @conlangery.com, and if course Artifexian! Check it out tomorrow!!! youtu.be/FeKuzNnlYEY?...

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AP #90: Xmas Quiz V | To Bryce Anderson

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

So, in building my own RPG setting, I toyed with the idea of trying to create an 'evil' culture as opposed to just, y'know, villainous individuals. I found that a culture predicated on evil makes no sense, but a culture with extremely sharp in-group/out-group distinctions produces a lot of evil. 1/

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✨Hamel Astralis✨ @hamelastralis.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Third one Black dragons, nocturnal scavengers who steals from other dragons // #art / #dragon / #worldbuilding / #artwork //

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Cricket @krysiilys.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

some worldbuilding stuff from a few weeks ago

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Painting this globe for my fantasy world is coming along! Now I just need to figure out how I'm going to do topography and what colors to show each biome in!

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K. A. Riley @karileywrites.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I should be writing but instead I’m working on my wee map of Jane Eyre Fantasy retelling-land with quiet nods to Jane Austen for good measure 📚💙

Fantasy map of an invented land called the Peaks for a Jane Eyre retelling

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The endless question... To work on my maps or do some laundry 😂

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Madeline James @madelinejames.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I'd love to hear about the worlds everyone is building! Maps, conlanging, spec bio, magic systems... Whatever you want to share!

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