6 Secrets of Science Fiction and Fantasy World Building

By Laurence MacNaughton, @LMacNaughton  

Part of the How They Do It Series (Contributing Author)

How do you, as a writer, build a new world that fascinates your readers, draws them in, and makes them want to come back for more? If you write fantasy, science fiction, or horror, you need to do your world building the right way. Here’s how.

1. Research until you find the weirdness.
We've all heard that truth is stranger than fiction. You can use the weirder aspects of our own world to build a more interesting story world of your own.

Before I sat down to create the crystal magic in my Dru Jasper urban fantasy series, I researched real-life crystals. I went to lapidaries (rock shops) in the Rocky Mountains. I attended gem and mineral shows. And I visited metaphysical shops to talk to people who really believe in crystal healing.
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