How do you share your world with the real world?

[GaldortheGreat]

Hi All. I'm new here. So still learning. I have been working on a world for a few years now, but only for myself so far. I haven't really shared it with anyone outside of trying to make a fictional story based in the world. I am curious, though. How do all of you share your worlds with others? Do you write fiction or play rpgs in your world with friends? Or is it just a hobby for you to keep to yourself?

 

[Orc Knight]

Like a dwarf in a catapult, I have a few places that my world building gets targeted and then launched at.

Mostly here though. Sure, it's art of my writing in general, but this forum in general is where I go to talk of it, see how some of it may or may not work and properly gush over creating the food in it. That and the chat here. Otherwise I have at least one discord hang out with old friends from other forums and places that we show each other our worlds with too.

 

[pmmg]

I had a game world I shared with friends through gaming. Some of my earliest short stories were placed in it, but...I dumped it when I too writing seriously, as I wanted nothing in it, that was someone else property. My current writing world is entirely my own, and I share it through publishing the story. And sometimes in short stories here are elsewhere. I suppose I share it with some just by talking about it in person, but its not like people ask me about it alot.

 

[JBCrowson]

its not like people ask me about it a lot.

I find that too - no one ever asks me "So, what's happening in your fantasy world this week?". I'm a bit Gollum like with my fantasy world - I sit and stroke / polish it while muttering "My precioussss". If someone else comes near I shriek "thieves!" at the top of my lungs, or occasionally drink whisky (never whiskey) - hence the new avatar.

 

[JBCrowson]

Like a dwarf in a catapult

I imagine that as "Mmm nice roomy hammock this. Odd looking frame though don't you think Baliiiiiiiiiiiiiin." Crunch.

 

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Like a dwarf in a catapult

I imagine that as "Mmm nice roomy hammock this. Odd looking frame though don't you think Baliiiiiiiiiiiiiin." Crunch.

And that was the story of Balin's demise...

 

[dollyt8]

I have a friend who is interested enough in my worlds and story ideas that I can give her "worldbuilding profiles" to read and she'll actually read them and give her thoughts. I really like putting my worldbuilding and lore into one cohesive document with sections and headings so I can share it easily. I don't share my worlds other than that really, and I don't have that many people around me who are interested. Most of my family members couldn't care less.

I did put together a website with a blog where I share world information for one of my novels in particular, though I feel like I should have geared it more towards sharing about all my different worlds and novels instead of just the one, because I have way too many ideas. And I share a bit on Deviant Art as well when I draw my characters. But generally, no one reads my writing and I have only a select few people I send my artworks to directly.

 

[pmmg]

I've reached the point where I actually prefer my friends and family not to be interested, cause secretly, I know they aren't, but they pretend they are, and often it greatly wastes my time. Its best not include them.

 

[GaldortheGreat]

Anyone ever try to think of a way to make money with your world? I've considered writing a book or developing a game or maybe even an interactive website of some kind. It would just really be cool to be able to make a living doing what you enjoy. Don't know if it's possible though.

 

[Aldarion]

I share it here and in few other places... mostly when I need advice though.

 

[barrowyarrow]

Mine is just something to keep my brain busy and write silly stories. Depends what you want to use it for. You could totally set stories in it or make a game around it.

 

[JBCrowson]

I shared a lot of the lore of my world with a friend who is both an avid reader of fantasy, and a film editor who just happened to work on the LOTR trilogy. It was over a worryingly large amount of very fine scotch (16yo Lagavulin if you're interested). Happily he loved it - the scotch and my world lore - and wants to be a beta reader.

 

[Prince of Spires]

I just publish it when I think it's as good as I can make it.

Before that, there are (or can be) editor and beta readers.