Wednesday, September 18, 2019

World Building 101 (part 3)


It is easy, however, to get too caught up in your own world building. Some writers become so involved in developing their worlds that they find themselves over-detailing their concept. You need to have your story in mind when you begin your world building, or the world building can become a neverending project, even distorting into a form of writer's procrastination. Have an idea about who your characters are and where they will go in your story—the places the came from and the places they'll go. Nobody cares about the internal politics of some nation that your characters will never visit or mention during the entire story, so spending time detailing irrelevant parts of your world can actually detract from your progress. If you've found yourself tiring of a project or you feel like it's not moving anywhere, it could be because you've allowed yourself to become distracted by world building. Admittedly, it's a fun diversion, but if it's not going to benefit your characters and the actual story development, then move along.

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