Does anyone know of a good template or app to use for making a "bible" for worldbuilding purposes? I'm starting to have trouble keeping all my...
I think we all take it for granted that lore and worldbuilding are generally not a fantasy book's main attraction and shouldn't be the primary...
So the other day I was at Barnes and Noble, browsing the fantasy section as I am wont to do, when I came across this book: The Undead Hordes of...
So I know it's generally good practice to avoid expressions that are anachronistic or that refer to things that don't exist in a fantasy world....
So apparently this is a thing that existed: [media]
What word/name would you use for a person who is an avowed enemy of all evil magic? Don't have time to give a detailed explanation of context...
Continuing my recent trend of presenting open-ended questions, at what point does a shout out/reference/allusion to another work or piece of...
I'd just like to open discussion on this issue. I've been thinking recently about how my own beliefs and opinions bleed through into my writing,...
A question just occurred to me. And it has to do with this trope: Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit" - TV Tropes We're all familiar with the idea of...
Pretty much exactly what the title says. How do you know when you've gone too far with worldbuilding? Is there such a thing as too much...
I'm not sure how many people here are familiar with the Dragon Age games and the rich lore behind them. But as I was worldbuilding the other day,...
Just a quick question really. Looking for opinions on what might be the minimum necessary number of factions to create a believable world. The...
So, as writers we're often encouraged to impose suffering on our characters. It's a chestnut nearly on par with "show, don't tell." But I've...
Hey guys. I'm in a bit of a jam at the moment. About a month ago I was making more progress on my novel than I had in the previous six months...
We've had a lot of threads dealing with diversity lately, so I'm curious to see how some of our members will react to this: New JUSTICE LEAGUE...
So, long story short, in my world there are these creatures called the makari. A makari is a spider woman. No, not that Spider-Woman. Closer to...
So there's this: [media] It looks pretty good. And then I read the plot synopsis... Maleficent is the untold story of Disney's most iconic...
So as it stands, my WIP's endgame has 3 real villains: Sitara, a diabolical and savage cult leader, Sikeda, the corrupt spiritual leader of my...
So I've finally gotten back to actually working on my draft rather than just making story and worldbuilding notes... and it's a lot harder than I...
So, my universe's timeline is divided into major epochs called ages, each of which is given a descriptive appellation that references the age's...
