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I do also have a couple questions :).
I have a map that I’ve been working on for YEARS and I don’t even think it’s very geographically accurate, (it’s not in an identifiable shape, but it’s very crowded because I went crazy on the hills and mountains and such) any suggestions? It’s a current one of many side-things that I do instead of worldbuilding a sci-fi I have on the front-burner.
(I’m a little stumped because I want to find a way to map out a galaxy and figure out where there are places with human inhabitants) but I want some basis in ancient Greek and Roman culture.
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I just realized i didn’t have a couple questions so I’ll add one more:
What’s your opinion on a prince that can turn into a dragon? Just as a random question for a later WIP.
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@lewilliams I have a bunch of posts about worldbuilding, if you want to give those a look and see if any of them are helpful. The blog Unusual Things also has some great worldbuilding posts. And Scout’s advice was good, too! Having a focusing point can be super helpful. (KP doesn’t like links, so I’ll link to my blog in a second post. :P)
@scoutfinch180 A prince who turns into a dragon sounds awesome!Speculative fiction author. Mythology nerd. Singer. Worldbuilding enthusiast.
Speculative fiction author. Mythology nerd. Singer. Worldbuilding enthusiast.
Thanks! Making a language is certainly fun to come up with.
A tip for building a language would be to base it from multiple languages/existing words (mine kind of reflects parts of Spanish, French, and maybe a little Polish and Japanese) but to also make things up.
For example, the word faemàtle:
‘Fae’ roughly means ‘fairy’ in various languages, so I adopted that into my own.
But ‘màtle’? That’s entirely made up. Plus I just wanted something that sounds cool. XD
Hope that helped! 😀
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First, thank you for the tea! I love tea! 😀
That’s so cool. LoZ is the best!!
I also like ‘Secret of Mana’, which kind of has the same kind of LoZ vibe, but there’s a lot more connection to nature in it and it really draws you in. It’s underappreciated! 🙂
Thanks! I really enjoyed designing the faemàtle! 😀
For worldbuilding, honestly, I think about the world itself, the landscape. What the characters might think if they were adventuring in it. I think about the things that might have happened over the years to that land. I think about its history, what the people have done to it, and that helps me a lot. 🙂
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i'll make the winter now my homeFor your map, this is just what I would do:
I’d start the entire map over. And then I would think of what the land is like. If your land is very snowy mountainous, then add mountains and dense forests, perhaps. If it’s humid there, add lots of lakes/bodies of water. (More water around = more humidity!) Think about how the land might have changed over time.
And a prince that turns into a dragon is awesome! Not cliche at all. It kind of reminds me of Mal, from Descendants, if you’ve ever seen that. 🙂
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms Thank you so much!!! 🙂 Your tips were very helpful! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Oooh, I love Descendants!!!!
"It looks like a fairy world"~Meg from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
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AHHHHHHH!!!!
MY FANTASY SERIES IS 7 BOOKS LONG TOO!!!! WHAAAAAAAT!!!!
ahem XD!
So….honestly I struggle with a lot of stuff cuz I’m not a super technical person so I feel I’m not always supa smart when it comes to certain aspects of writing. Lol. So I’ve started doing my own thing.
worldbuilding for me is a bit hard lol, because I don’t sometimes care for describing stuff 🤣
As for languages. I’m hoping to learn some Latin (and later in years) some Hebrew, so I can take them and mold them into my own language for my characters!
(latin for my Faeries/Pixies/Mer and Hebrew for my elves.)
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#ProtectSebThat’s amazing that your series is also 7 books!! I love writing so much. <3
Well, for writing, I kind of watch what my characters do and say in my head, like a movie. And if I like it, I write it down!! That might help you, I hope. 🙂
Yeah, me too, but I always try to make sure to stop and describe at least something if there’s a lack of atmosphere xD
That’s really cool that you’re doing that with the languages!
(Also, I love elves!!! XD)
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i'll make the winter now my homeHonestly I think my fav part of everything is coming up with the ideas and story. I love when stuff is coming together and you’re creating an epic story in your head!
I also really love characters and races (but worldbuilding is….tough 🤣 and while I like some things I don’t like actually writing them out. I prefer creating them in my head)
I think I’m starting to like races more because I’ve done something I think/hope is pretty unique with my Elves and my Faeries/Mer and such. And that makes me excited lol.
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