So you're building the world of your story, and you have your map and the basic outline of a country or kingdom. It's time to add people! Get advice on developing the denizens of your fictional world, from their culture to their names and politics.
Where your story is set is important. In this post, we have included the ultimate setting checklist for worldbuilding to help you with your novel.
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Every year we start working on our next novel for the publication process. This World Building template is our starting place. Why not let it be yours? Have you ever been amazed about how real the world in a novel feels? Is there a story living inside of you? Have you tried to write that story, but found there are too many moving parts for you to keep track? Use our writing template to design your world, establish the inhabitants, create a culture, design the science, education, and magic for your world. Use this template to keep track of all the details that make your story come to life. Come join us in using this template to build your story world. Editing for Fiction Writers is a group that cares about the process of writing. We're making available our best writing templates that we use every day for our writing process. These templates will help you to brainstorm, gather, save, and synthesize all those great ideas that you have for your story world. These templates are designed from the tools we use in our own writing. Stop getting mired down in the details and let your world breathe with our Science Fiction and Fantasy World Building writing template. Thirty-five (35) pages of templates help you to create your world. A bonus 5-page planning template helps to establish your consistent writing life. The contents in the downloaded .pdf includes: • Document your Basic Story Elements • Explore your world – Society, Creatures, Culture, Class Systems, and more • Design the physical setting for your populated world – Natural resources, climate, seasons, plants, and more • Brainstorm the unpopulated sections of your world • Outline the Religious Structures • Define the Ruling Government • Create a historical and future Timeline with Key Events • Add pictures to the photo array pages with descriptions • Define the rules for Magic and Science with a historical timeline • Establish Family Structures, culture, clothing, rituals, and more • Bonus Planning Section to set key dates and set a timeline for writing your novel **IMPORTANT** Please remember this product is an INSTANT DOWNLOAD in digital format. A physical item will not be shipped to you. When you receive the digital download, print as many pages as you like. These files are for PERSONAL USE ONLY and cannot be used for commercial use, shared, or edited. Since this is a digital product, I am not able to offer refunds.
So you're building the world of your story, and you have your map and the basic outline of a country or kingdom. It's time to add people! Get advice on developing the denizens of your fictional world, from their culture to their names and politics.
I love writing fantasy. In all honesty, it’s probably my favorite genre (as far as writing goes, anyway). It’s the genre in which I always wrote when I was younger, so going back to it …
Worldbuilding plants may be a crucial part of your creative process - most fictional worlds have to have some unique plants too come across as credible.
If you're interested in writing a character who is a psychopath in your book, then you're probably wondering how to make them realistic!
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Noble houses are very often seen in high fantasy stories because of how engaging they are. So, here's how to create your own noble houses.
World building is possibly the second most important thing you will learn to do as an author, besides learning to plot. It makes your world feel real, and even helps when crafting characters. Also,…
I’m back with another post in my World Builder Series. This has turned out to be one of my most popular series’. :) In the last article we covered The Sun and the Seasons. Okay, so to…
The word “desert” conjures images of a desolate climate where nothing can survive. But, the reality is some of the most interesting animals, plants, and cultures live in these hostile environments. Deserts in our world make up roughly 1/3 of the landmasses, which means you will likely have them in t
The word “desert” conjures images of a desolate climate where nothing can survive. But, the reality is some of the most interesting animals, plants, and cultures live in these hostile environments. Deserts in our world make up roughly 1/3 of the landmasses, which means you will likely have them in t
Sociologist Hannah Emery on the basics of social stratification for fiction worldbuilding.
Creating fantasy worlds that are vivid requires smart worldbuilding. Social critique is one popular element of fantasy fiction. Learn more.
Fantasy can transport us to worlds where ancient gods walk the land and magic flows through the air. Or it can transport us to grim and gritty worlds where basic survival is a struggle and everything is covered in mud. Either way, a fantasy world should sweep the audience away.
Horses are expensive working animals, used for transport, communication, and battle as well as a statement of status. Every farm has its own horse and it is considered as a valuable commodity. This is why stables are complementary to the house, or built as close as possible to it. Their quality had to be better than other farm buildings, as keeping their horse in prime condition was vital to the economy of the household.
Maps shouldn't be pretty. When you're worldbuilding, you need to break things, regularly. Here's how to use a series of map sketches to build your world
How important is having a working language in your fictional culture? Find out the importance of language in world building and how you can create your own from a few simple principles.
Lizorae is helping you author with tips on authoring, writing, crafting characters and worldbuilding using your favourite quotes and media.
Yeah, you caught me, this is actually a graphical version of the tutorial I posted several years ago. But I’ve had a lot of demand for graphical tutorials ever since Dysonize Your Dungeon wen…
