Creating your Own Fantasy World
Guest Post by Katherine Bogle
From the sprawling worlds of Middle Earth and Westeros,
to the quaint regions of the Dells in Fire,
fantasy worlds are complex, typically beautiful, and damn hard to make. When
creating a fantasy world, there are endless possibilities to consider. From
politics, to land mass, and climate, each world is unique, and has a lot of aspects you may have yet to think
of – and don’t get me started on creating a map
for the world.
As we have history on Earth, so should your fantasy world. Though you may not know it yet, your characters know who created their kingdom, or who assembled the realms again whatever bad guy they faced. Your characters know what a typical meal looks like for upper, and lower class families. They know if magic is forbidden or relished. They know the wilds, the country, and who the first Emperor was. They know all of these because they were born knowing, and yes, they should know if these things ever come up in a novel.
They know, but if you want a fantastic fantasy world, you have a lot of decisions to make. What does the land look like? Are there cities? Oceans? Volcanoes? Is the earth covered in sand, or water? Is there a monarchy, a democracy or a republic? Do they have a well-known magic system? What do the people look like? Does one country hate another? Why? These are only a few of the questions you’ll have to ask yourself, and believe me, it is a ton of work, but it is so worth it.
As we have history on Earth, so should your fantasy world. Though you may not know it yet, your characters know who created their kingdom, or who assembled the realms again whatever bad guy they faced. Your characters know what a typical meal looks like for upper, and lower class families. They know if magic is forbidden or relished. They know the wilds, the country, and who the first Emperor was. They know all of these because they were born knowing, and yes, they should know if these things ever come up in a novel.
They know, but if you want a fantastic fantasy world, you have a lot of decisions to make. What does the land look like? Are there cities? Oceans? Volcanoes? Is the earth covered in sand, or water? Is there a monarchy, a democracy or a republic? Do they have a well-known magic system? What do the people look like? Does one country hate another? Why? These are only a few of the questions you’ll have to ask yourself, and believe me, it is a ton of work, but it is so worth it.
With war to the West, and no escape to the East, the evil tyrant Kadia sets her sights on the six kingdoms. Haven's neighbors are quick to fall under the swords of Kadia's shadow soldiers, leaving a sea of bodies and a clear path to Haven's only home. Haven must make a choice; take her people and flee to the foreign Republic across the sea or lead a last stand against a powerful dictator.
Buy the Book:
Buy the Book:
Meet the Author:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
1 Comments
Thank you so much for having me on your blog!! :) I really appreciate the time you've taken to put this post together!
ReplyDelete