Misinformation, Disinformation, Propaganda, and Worldbuilding: 50 Questions For Creatives: Way With Worlds, #20

By Steven Savage

As a worldbuilder you work to define your world – but what role do lies and falsehoods have in your creation?  Misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda have troubled humankind throughout history, and your setting may be no different.  What terrible lies, schemes, and mistakes exist for your characters to face?

 

This book is a helpful series of 50 questions, as well as follow-up exercises and more, to help you think about what history means in your setting.  From records to disinformation, historians to museums, this book walks you through the important questions with helpful advice, suggested exercises, and more.

 

It's time to do falsehood right!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Steven Savage
• Release date: Apr 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201667238

Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a biologist, natural history writer, lecturer, and an associate member of the Institute of Biology in England. He teaches about ocean biology and has written more than thirty-seven natural history books for children.

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Table of Contents

Misinformation, Disinformation, Propaganda, and Worldbuilding:

Other Books by Steven Savage

Keep Up With The Author

Introduction

How To Use This Book

Before We Begin

The Questions

Misinformation

Resisting Misinformation

Disinformation

Resisting Disinformation

Propaganda

Resisting Propaganda

History

Science And The World

Check Yourself

Want More Worldbuilding?

About The Author

Misinformation, Disinformation, Propaganda, and Worldbuilding:

50 Questions For Creatives

(The Way With Worlds Series)

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The Focused Fandom Series

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Quest For Employment

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Introduction

Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda have been part of human society for awhile. Horrible atrocities and terrible tragedies too often are due to bad information and deliberate manipulation. In the 21st century, with data rushing around the Internet, many of us realize the extent of damage manipulation and falsehoods could cause.

When we write fiction, misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda are often part of our settings. Wartime propaganda, manipulative spies, or mistaken choices are in our tales as much as our lives. This book is part of a series on worldbuiding advice – and these subjects deserved a book on their own.

How did this come about? Many years ago, I published a column series on worldbuilding called Way With Worlds, taking what I'd learned from writing, gaming, and coaching people. Years later, I revived and re-wrote it, including knowledge I'd gained from various projects and experiences. After that re-write, it became a book series because I wanted to preserve it in a more accessible form.

As I worked on those books, I realized that people need

Reviews for Misinformation, Disinformation, Propaganda, and Worldbuilding

[dragonquillca · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It got me thinking about disinformation in my world, which led to adding a couple of things to my plot that I'd not considered before. So it is useful, even if it is a little on the skinny side.