Storytelling

Castles are one part of fantasy governments. This gray brick castle has 5 towers with a blue tip, 13 windows with red curtains. The castle sits atop a grassy plain with a brown road leading to the door. Behind the castle sits a series of rolling hills and above them is the blue sky with 5 clouds.

How Fantasy Governments Help You Make Great Worlds

CONTENTS Overview When building a fantasy world from scratch, there are so many things you have to do to make one that not only feels real, but makes you want to live there. Many of the popular worlds in the genre are based off from the real world and that helps connect your audience to […]

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An example of an origin story, there's a mountain range with four volcanoes billowing smoke. The smoke is floating upwards in an orange sky with three white clouds. Above the mountains are several birds flying. In front of the mountain range is a vast grassland with two hills on the lower left, a large forest in the lower center, and a large lake on the lower right.

What You need to Know to make a Great Origin Story

What You need to Know to make a Great Origin Story CONTENTS Introduction Every fantasy world has a beginning, a tale that takes the audience all the way back to a time long before the events of the main story take place. This is called the origin story and it’s a vital component of worldbuilding

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