Worldbuilding Workshop: Writing Great Fantasy

Writing fantasy: The step-by-step method to writing a believable and compelling world that will enchant your readers

Created by: Jason Link
Writer, Instructor, Speaker, Storyteller

What Will I Learn?

• Build a believable and compelling world for a fantasy story
• Map out your world -- natural features (mountains, rivers, forests, etc.) and people made features (countries, cities, and roads)
• Create fantastic creatures that survive in your world's habitats
• Develop peoples and races and establish their societies and cultures
• Plan out your world's timeline to get the big picture of your world's story
• Form a healthy relationship between your world and your story
• Learn crucial concepts used all throughout the world building process
• Learn how to establish rules for your world so your world is more believable
• Learn how to create a world of depth so your world is more compelling
• Learn how to create meaningful names for the various people, places, and things in your world

Requirements

• A great imagination and a willingness to put in the work!
• A notebook or word processor
• A basic knowledge of fantasy literature and media is helpful but not necessary

Target audience

• Fiction writers interested in creating fantasy worlds