Nonhuman Cultures in Worldbuilding

Make them just as nuanced as your own culture.

Lawrence E. Grabowski
Cultivating Wonder
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3 min readAug 25, 2020

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In my floating landmasses setting, there are a variety of nonhuman species. And each of those species have a variety of cultures. I think I did it originally to unstick my plot. Then I started doing it because I love worldbuilding. Later, I realized it adds verisimilitude to your world and has incredible potential to add an…

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Lawrence E. Grabowski
Cultivating Wonder

Kung Fu Nerd, Gamer, Writer. I write about setting, plot, and characters as well as teach Spanish. I also dabble in writing about other things.