‫No rotters and welcome to the fantasy world bowling lesson in this video we'll be going through the
‫many questions you should ask when building your fantasy world before you begin I must stress that there
‫are two truly fantasy worlds you can base your fantasy novel on the real world in which case your world
‫bully needn't be so in depth but a true fantasy world tops are imaginary worlds and alternative realities
‫imaginary worlds as the name implies are worlds that have been built from the ground up by the writer's
‫imagination the locations the people the history of the creatures are all made up.
‫Thus this world can have anything that the writer desires.
‫Incredible technology or magical spells are examples of this.
‫The second type of mentioned free world is alternative reality alternative realities are realities based
‫on our world.
‫But there are some clear and sometimes fantastic differences.
‫These worlds don't need as much billing as imaginary worlds as a majority of the world actually exists.
‫Now let us discuss how to build an imaginary world.
‫First I would like to say on a personal note that this is my favorite part about writing a fantasy novel
‫based on a fiction world.
‫There are more questions you can decide upon when creating an imaginary world such as politics location
‫names and the people the creatures the buildings the technology and such.
‫The first question I often ask myself is will you be building a fantasy world set in the dark ages or
‫in a modern almost futuristic world.
‫Sometimes my decided world doesn't fall exactly into one of these two categories but it helps when choosing
‫which way to lean towards more cars or horses swords or guns.
‫These questions are quickly answered by setting an era.
‫The next question is just as important as it can affect the entire world.
‫Magical no magic in an imaginary world with no magic.
‫Things become more gritty and relatable.
‫There is less one day in a world without magic.
‫But that also makes the building of the world a lot easier.
‫At the same time.
‫Finally if you said there will be magic explain the limits to it you cannot simply say cause magic throughout
‫your novel.
‫There has to be limits or isn't fun and interesting magic should not be a crutch to your writing.
‫So ensure that it is limited.
‫If you choose to add it.
‫Now let us address some choice questions for the alternative reality.
‫The first question you must decide when working with alternative reality is where the deviation from
‫history began.
‫Alternative reality needs an alternative history.
‫So you need to decide where the real world ended and why.
‫For some this is easy.
‫You decide who lives or who dies in the past.
‫Who won who lost and so on.
‫Something monumental helps to shape the world as well.
‫From there the reader can guess where some changes may come from.
‫Of course this only changes a few aspects of the world.
‫Noticeable or not you need then to decide how far are you willing to take it.
‫Perhaps you create a scientist who throws the world into some sort of dystopia or perhaps throws it
‫into a utopia.
‫Perhaps there is a cataclysmic event and the world is going through another asks age or some form of
‫apocalypse.
‫Remnants of history can always be found in alternative realities.
‫So choosing how far back the change will help with this.
‫However let us tackle some substantial differences about alternative reality and why it is always different
‫in some way.
‫From there it comes down to what if questions you have chosen this world top for reason your wish to
‫to have the same places or the same cultures same people or even perhaps all of the above.
‫However something needs to happen for it to look the way you see it.
‫What if Australia held all the power in the world.
‫How would that affect the other nations.
‫What if there was magic in the world in which case.
‫How is it governed in society.
‫Or what if humans evolved to have the abilities of certain animals.
‫So many questions that I cannot pose all in one video but I think you get that idea.
‫The changes that you make have to have reasons behind them.
‫So when you think of these reasons you are in fact worldbuilding.
‫Answering these questions are answering the questions that are inside the reader's head.
‫Finally I'm going to be talking about how you can build the world in your writing.
‫Your writing style is your own so you decide where the details are revealed.
‫But I can give you some strong pointers.
‫If your world isn't coming through as strong first you cannot simply describe your world with looks.
‫It is a common mistake beginners make in building their world deciding how place or person looks doesn't
‫properly set the scene.
‫What does set the scene is the way the characters speak what damage is done to them what actions they
‫take in their daily lives.
‫What societal terms for this world.
‫For example let us suppose you decide to create an imaginary world set in the dark ages.
‫You're not going to properly give the world justice if you don't incorporate the right terms are characters
‫tending to horses sharpening swords drinking in a tavern are the nuts and archers wizards and witches
‫monsters and fairies all these are terms you want to using your novel as soon as possible to build the
‫world.
‫Horses instead of cars swords instead of guns taverns instead of pubs.
‫Although I'm sure there are plenty of societies is still cool their pubs taverns king or president.
‫What does the ruling system over your society and finally language the way the characters speak.
‫Is what really shows the town that they live in.
‫Language that is more formal is usually used in all the history.
‫So avoid lingo that is modern and you can build a better medieval world if that is what you wish.
‫Language I find is the most difficult detail to master but by simply picturing the world and the characters
‫say in the sentence you can decide if it sounds right or not.
‫And there you have it.
‫Personally I like to sit down and create such details and background facts before getting into the novel
‫itself.
‫It helps fill in some worldbuilding questions later on.
‫So before you dive into your characters and main plot look at your world.
‫In the grand scheme of things perhaps most information you create won't be used in your novel but it
‫will help build it for your characters and readers.
‫That concludes this lesson in the next video we'll be talking about the protagonists in fantasy novels.
‫I'll see you then.
‫Bye for now.