Since I'm new to writing I decided not to set my bat to high. I felt it was better to write a simple book and write is well than write a major epic that would be too much for me. So I created a new world like earth but untouched. Two races humans and another race come to this planet after there is destroyed by the abuse of magic.
Once they get there and begin to build, they discover the planet (or the ocean) is all ready occupied by an underwater species who are not too happy about the new intruders. So I only have three races to work with.
I have made my book take place is one city so less world building. I have spent time creating an interesting city and then filled in the other important places.
But I find Fantasy writers get so bogged down in world building that they spend months on that and forget the characters. It's much better to have a basic world but great characters than an impressive world and cliche or flat characters.
Once they get there and begin to build, they discover the planet (or the ocean) is all ready occupied by an underwater species who are not too happy about the new intruders. So I only have three races to work with.
I have made my book take place is one city so less world building. I have spent time creating an interesting city and then filled in the other important places.
But I find Fantasy writers get so bogged down in world building that they spend months on that and forget the characters. It's much better to have a basic world but great characters than an impressive world and cliche or flat characters.