ChronoSam
Acolyte
I'm new here in the community, and have always been a fan of fantasy storytelling, and now want to write a story in the genre, maybe the first of several as it seems the more I brainstorm about the ideas I would like to explore the more I see it's probable a single story cannot cover it all.
I currently have some panic you may say on knowing how to start. The part of the process I'm currently on is worldbuilding with a little bit of story development. I have always admired how Tolkien created his Middle Earth world, I consider him to be the best example on worldbuilding, as he created a world so vivid and deep that he could create stories in which the world is as important as are the characters, and you basically can't have one without the other. Another modern example of a world that does this is The Last Airbender, where the world and it's story and rules on how magic and goverment work are fundamental to the story and creates a rich experience that is super satisfying to discover as the story unfolds.
So, since this are so intrinsically connected: How does one know where to start? With the story of the characters and then creating the world around or creating the world and it's rules first to then create the character's storties? Or, maybe it is a mixed connected process as it seems to be for me at this moment with my story?
How did you guys started your process? I'd love to hear from others how was it for you, from inception to first draft and even finished product.
I currently have some panic you may say on knowing how to start. The part of the process I'm currently on is worldbuilding with a little bit of story development. I have always admired how Tolkien created his Middle Earth world, I consider him to be the best example on worldbuilding, as he created a world so vivid and deep that he could create stories in which the world is as important as are the characters, and you basically can't have one without the other. Another modern example of a world that does this is The Last Airbender, where the world and it's story and rules on how magic and goverment work are fundamental to the story and creates a rich experience that is super satisfying to discover as the story unfolds.
So, since this are so intrinsically connected: How does one know where to start? With the story of the characters and then creating the world around or creating the world and it's rules first to then create the character's storties? Or, maybe it is a mixed connected process as it seems to be for me at this moment with my story?
How did you guys started your process? I'd love to hear from others how was it for you, from inception to first draft and even finished product.