World building mini guide
A sketchy sketch
Over the weekend I found myself sketching out some thoughts on world building, and how I’ve approached it in Tales from the Triverse. I think it ended up being something somewhat useful and rather fun:
If you want to dig into any of this in more detail, I’ve got a bunch of more detailed posts:
All of the above is is how I tend to incorporate world building into my stories. There are many other ways! Please do share your techniques for effective world building down in the comments.
Hope you enjoyed that. I’m keeping it short this week, due to various crunchy deadlines. See you on Friday for more Triverse.
As my cinematography professor once said, “Keep it simple, stupid.” You’re so right, Simon. Don’t let the weight of your own world building/lore crush your readers.
Super useful! Guilty as charged for turning my protagonist into an unwitting guide in the sci-fi novel I'm writing. Planning to cut the exposition about 'genetic enhancements' and 'floating cities', and let the readers discover world-building through the characters' experiences. Thank you!