12 Things To Consider When World Building
An Authors Insight To Worldbuilding Opportunities
When we aspire to become an author, we tend to get the idea that we want our own worlds built. This is especially common with science fiction and fantasy works. Many authors have built their science fiction and fantasy worlds from the ground up. But what should we consider when we are in the process of building the world of which we want to tell our story. So, here we are with a massive list of things you may want to consider when building a new world.
Thing Number One: Science Fiction, Fantasy Or General Fiction?
This is the very first thing on the list for what to do with your world. You need to define it with it being one of the three, Science fiction, fantasy or general fiction. The reason you want to define these is simple: It tells you what to include in the world’s development. First, a fantasy world would usually pertain to having magic, usually. Where, science fiction would look like magic, but have a viable scientific explanation. Where general fiction does neither. The world needs more to be built with the other two genres, so knowing what exactly you want to put out as a genre, really makes a difference in the world building stages.
