The Guide to Writing fantasy and Science Fiction
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Historically, people tend to build religions around things they need, dangers they face, or
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knowledge they're missing.
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Especially in fantasy, don't limit yourself to medieval materials if you don't have to. What a building is made of can tell a story, too.
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Most technological advances in human history have been driven by one of two things: convenience or war.
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to convey an emotional weight. Someone saying “I'm sad” isn't going to conjure up that feeling.