Worldbuilding is a crucial part of a story’s setting, and most of all,it’s crucial to a story’s plot.Ingenre fictionespecially, the setting takes on a whole new importance because it impacts the plot. Magic, new technology, mythical creatures, gods, tyrants, and otherworldly forces o...
This June I held a presentation at the Forward Festival in Zurich about worldbuilding and Storytelling in VR. I used the dwarven Stonebeard family from our fantasy universe, to explain our approach of the 4WH's. This entry summarizes one of the techniques we use when building worlds and stor...
If you are writing fantasy that requires in-depth worldbuilding, the story will take a goodly amount of time to complete. The research needed for historical fiction may also take more time than anticipated. (Beware of the rabbit holes you may fall down while researching. They are wonderfully d...
For clients who really love plot,I recommend writinga book description. I love doing this because it gets me excited about my story. And this is what I turn to every time I feel stuck. When I'm brainstorming an idea I use this formula, because I just kind of find the idea of plugg...
Construct a Whole New World:Or you can build a completely fictional world like Middle Earth or Westeros—the ultimate act of fantasy creation. This immersive option requires extensive worldbuilding since you're constructing a new reality from scratch. But total creative freedom makes it highly reward...
It’s important to remember that the chances of somebody illegally infringing upon your work are extremely slim. The vast majority of professionals (we can’t emphasize this enough) will respect your book for what it is: an original work that’s not to be stolen from. ...
This is THE starter book for anyone looking to play their first game — and also the book seasoned players still rely on for rules, worldbuilding info, and more! The Monster Manual This book gives you the lowdown on every monster you might encounter, all of them fully illustrated!
Whether you enjoy Galley’s worldbuilding will depend heavily on preference. Galley delivers information piecemeal, letting the characters, not the author, navigate the reader through Hartlund. A notable example is the magic system, an enigmatic force that lacks the ridge structures of, say, a Bra...
Step 3: Characters and Worldbuilding Characters are the heart of your story, and worldbuilding sets the stage on which they perform. There are many prompts you could use here, but here is a sample prompt for developing acharacter profile: ...
This proves that your story doesn’t have to be sophisticated or even particularly feminist to pass this test; your dialogue and worldbuilding just have to acknowledge that there are a lot of women in the world, and they talk about a lot of stuff that’s not dudes. Your female characters...