Are there different human races, whether or not there are non-humans like elves or dwarves? How does the cultural and ethnic diversity of this world compare to the real world? How long have there been people on this world? Did they evolve, or did they migrate from somewhere/when else? H...
Many fantasy writers tell me they become so engrossed in world building that they find reasons not to write. World building must not come at the expense of your story. If you’re like me, you may have to spend more time planning than you’re used to. If you’re an Outliner, draw a...
Infantasy,interview,paranormal,podcast,romance,science,scifi-fantasy,world building,write through the roof,writers,writing,writing tips Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft. Episode 35 with Shona Husk – speculative fiction romance author ...
World building tips help you write immersive settings, whether you write fantasy, sci-fi or your genre is realist fiction. Learn more.
If you’re writing science fiction or fantasy, your world probably has gods. Consider how every society on Earth has a creation myth, an end-of-times myth, and more. Myths are powerful tools in your world-building arsenal. They’ll help you decide how many gods you need, if you need ...
Michael: That is a very cool story that I have read online as well and I have a bunch of questions related to that like: Why you chose a domain name that wasn’t a generic category killer domain name and a bunch of other ones. But before we get there and before we dig into how ...
On the final day, Adam Carter's wife came to her for advice. She was so shy and fearful of coming to the point, that more than an hour passed in silence, with only occasional one-word answers to Diana's questions to break it. Diana could see Sarah was not only shy, but in pain...
Plans for May, World building You deserve to know, right off the bat, that this month is going to be sort of heavy on fantasy writing. If you write fantasy, you’ll love it. if not, I’ll be doing my best keep it relevant to all fiction writing. At the very least, I’ll be ...
WORLD-BUILDING JOEN HE’sworld gives a nice look at what conflicts within China’s history might look like and the intricacies of how people work together within a group although they don’t agree with each other, except for their loyalty to their leader. ...
are or what the purpose of your journey is. They literally just drop you immediately into auto-play content where you’re watching your character just run around completing missions to raise your overall power score. There’s no context for anything. You can’t even speak or ask questions ...