They also tend to take place in a setting that we would think of as inspired by the past-if you’re looking for a more futuristic feel, sci-fi might be more your speed. High fantasy worlds tend to have a focus on the magical.
Think Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, The Poppy War, et cetera. Fantasy World buildingįantasy and sci-fi are technically the same genre, both slotted under ‘speculative fiction.’ When I talk about ‘fantasy’ worlds, I’m talking about high fantasy. The advice in this article will be applicable for fantasy or sci-fi genres, but I wanted to touch on the two major types of genres you’ll be working with when you’re world building and explain why the difference matters.
Before you embark on your world building journey… Genre: Fantasy or Sci-Fi World building?įirst things first: we need to know what kind of a world we’re building.
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