world building

Plans for 2016

Since my plans change a lot, maybe I shouldn't say anything, but I've got a solid plan right now and…

9 years ago

Map Making

I've been making a map of a continent for the past two weeks and can't seem to stop working on…

9 years ago

Book Covers Commissioned

For The Art of World Building three-volume set, I've hired an artist to create all three book covers.  I'll see their first versions…

9 years ago

Art of World Building Update

I've done a lot of writing for The Art of World Building this past month, including completed chapters on creating monsters,…

9 years ago

How to Create Plants and Animals for Your Fantasy Setting

In another blog, I discussed whether you should create plants and animals for your fantasy setting.  Assuming you’ve decided to…

10 years ago

Should You Create Plants and Animals in Your Fantasy Setting?

When world building, I used to think there was no point in inventing animals and plants for a fantasy setting. …

10 years ago

Creating a Fantasy City, Part 2

Below is the template I use when creating a fantasy city during world building.  Feel free to adapt it your…

10 years ago

Creating a Fantasy City, Part 1

Without cities, towns, and villages, no fantasy world building project is complete.  In part 1, we’ll look at some things…

10 years ago

How to Draw a Fantasy Map, Part 1

One of the fun aspects of fantasy world building is drawing maps. This blog provides some ideas to keep in…

10 years ago

How to Draw a Fantasy Map, Part 2

In Part 1, we looked at where to start and basic continent considerations for drawing a fantasy map.  Now we’ll…

10 years ago