How do you create a fantasy world?
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How do you create a fantasy world?
Writing Fantasy? Here Are 15 Tips For Creating A Fictional World
- Pick a Starting Point. Giphy.
- Write Some Rules. Giphy.
- Avoid “One Hat” Aliens. Giphy.
- Please Don’t Make Caricatures of Real Cultures. Giphy.
- Become a History Buff. Giphy.
- Walk Through a “Day in the Life” Giphy.
- Find Real Life Inspirations.
- Do Research, Write Lists.
What is the most popular fantasy world?
1 Middle-Earth It might not have been the first fantasy world, but it’s without a doubt the most famous, and it originated many of the tropes readers have come to expect from the genre.
How would you describe your fantasy world?
Describe what the landscape looks like, what colors it contains, or how many suns and moons it has. Any details that can help make your fantasy world feel more like real-life in order to help ground it in something believable will make a difference in how your audience feels and experiences it.
How do I introduce my fantasy world?
Building Your World
- Create a learning curve of discovering your world. Make it gradual, and make the reader slowly part of your world. Introduce them to the necessary pieces of information that are required for the scene.
- Make a character introduce you to the setting. I always prefer this over plain descriptions.
How can I make my own fantasy world?
To make your own fantasy world, start by thinking up a name for your world that reflects its inhabitants or culture. Next, decide what the environment looks like, including the weather, terrain, and the wildlife that lives there. Also, imagine how the inhabitants of the world look and behave, then develop an overall culture for your world.
Is there such a thing as a high fantasy world?
There are High Fantasy worlds like Middle-Earth or Westeros, where everything is vaguely medieval and vaguely European (but also sometimes there are dragons). There are Urban Fantasy worlds, where goblins and whatnot lurk just beneath the streets of real life London and vampires pick off tourists in dark alleyways.
Are fantasy worlds fun to write in?
Yes, fantasy worlds are fun because they’re not bound by our own laws of reality. But you still need some laws of reality, even if you made them up. Write out a few core rules for this world. Perhaps magic exists, but it always costs a terrible price.
Should your fantasy culture be a monolith?
No one culture should be a monolith, even in fiction. As you try to craft nuanced, multi-dimensional cultures for your fantasy realms, you may be tempted to draw inspiration from real world cultures. Please do so carefully and respectfully.