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Tag: world building

  • Turn, Turn

    When you jump into a new fantasy or fiction series, it’s not quite like any world you’ve come to know before. It can dance so close to our world it may seem to be a clone. Time reveals more and more aspects of the setting, what rules this world is playing by. Trying to understand,…

  • The Mighty Tech Tree

    Worldbuilding is one of my favorite aspects of writing. It’s where everything begins. The solid base that will support all of your stories and thoughts. Worldbuilding is where the rules, the cultures, the magic (or lack thereof), and the technology all start to take shape. Shaping all of these pieces from their start to the…

  • The Legend Of Coldflame

    World creation is a huge undertaking. You don’t just drop a character into a forest and call it fantasy. There has to be something more. Some spark that makes the world feel different. Dangerous. Magical. Alive. In high fantasy, that spark is usually a central concept. A magic system, a legendary land, a divine pantheon,…