How to create a world for a novel

The following list of questions is meant to aid authors of fantasy fiction who are seeking to create believable imaginary settings for their stories. While many of these questions may be helpful or crucial to certain stories, they will not all apply to every story. It is not necessary for an author to answer all, or even any, of the questions in order to start writing, (or to finish writing, either). The idea is simply to provoke people into thinking about the ways their settings and…

Types of government to use in your #worldbuilding! Great for roleplaying games, novel world building, or creating a setting for your comic book!

Some questions to ask yourself as you're creating a fictional World. We're talking countries, cities and towns.

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…