Nicholas Keating-Casbarro is the author and creator of the Vitilarium Universe, a far-future sci-fi series following humanity after becoming multi-planetary. With seven books planned, Nicholas crafts character-focused stories exploring themes of power, corruption, government structure, and humanity's potential futures. A former medical professional turned author, Nicholas writes in an omniscient perspective similar to Frank Herbert's style, focusing on meaningful dialogue and immersive action scenes. He's expanded the Vitilarium world beyond books into comic book adaptations for Comic-Con audiences, working with illustrators Francisco Nilo, colorist Chandran Panusamy, and graphic designer Ahmed Gitar. Published through hybrid publisher Atmosphere Press, Nicholas maintains a massive Excel story guide tracking everything from character backstories to planetary exports across seven colonized worlds.In this episode:The Vitilarium Universe: humanity's future as a multi-planetary civilizationThe Alcubierre drive: using exotic material for faster-than-light travelDiscovering ancient alien ruins on Diorum, the seventh colonized planetUsing conspiracy theories and "what if" questions for world-buildingStarting world-building with themes, not plot detailsCreating factions before characters (government, gangs, militias, religion)The Coalition for Prosperity: naming totalitarian governments ironicallyWriting the tenets of a future religion (with a no-cult disclaimer)The question-based method: every answer creates new questions to defineThe massive Excel story guide with unlimited tabsBuilding a survivalist protagonist who survives deadly fauna outside megacitiesSelf-editing with story Bible and Book One PDF open for continuitySix rounds of proofreading to catch spelling and comma errorsWorking with editor John Smith to fix character motivation issuesMaps of megacity Kairos and faction sigils for reader immersionWeaving world-building through character dialogue, not exposition dumpsTreating plot holes as opportunities to add new technology or detailsTools: Excel, Word, coffee, and nicotine (manual approach)Google Notebook LM: AI tool for querying your own manuscriptAdapting books into comic series for Comic-Con crossover audienceWorking with Atmosphere Press hybrid publisher modelResources mentioned:Vitilarium Series website: https://vitaleriumseries.com/Inside Vitilarium Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/InsideVitalerium/giftAtmosphere Press: https://atmospherepress.com/Google Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google/Connect with Nicholas Keating-Casbarro:Website: https://vitaleriumseries.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitariumstudio/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/vitarium.fb/reels/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/vitalerium-series-official-websiteConnect with Teddy Smith:@teddyagsmithWebsite: https://publishingperformance.com/?ref=ywm3mtcFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/publishingperformance/Pinterest - https://nz.pinterest.com/publishingperformance/Instagram - https://instagram.com/publishingperformanceinstaYoutube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHV6ltaUB4SULkU6JEMhFSwLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/publishing-performance/ Support the showDiscover More with Our Curated Starter Packs: https://teddyagsmith.com/starter-packs/

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