Fictional culture

Especially if your story takes place on a fictional world, you'll need to create fictional cultures. J.S. Morin offers some things to consider.

When worldbuilding, original holidays can add depth to a fictional culture and reinforce the reader's sense of the culture's values.

It’s great to see people feeling confident about themselves and their abilities or knowledge. After all, confidence can be very attractive and convincing, right? But other times, it seems that people are overly confident for no reason—and end up embarrassing themselves on the internet.Let’s take a look at some of the most cringe examples of overconfident people who received a roasting for it online.

Worldbuilding might be my favorite part of the writing process. I always love to build places I might want to live in, and I always wa...

Learn how to create compelling religions for your story with this comprehensive guide. #writing #religion #storytelling

Abracadabra, alakazam! Let’s talk about crafting magic systems today, writers. Though not every speculative fiction story needs be threaded with magic, adding a few fantastical powers to your story world can be a fun way to liven up the narrative. In many cases, magical powers also symbolize bigge

If you have been following my posting series on world building in novels, then we just covered various types of governments for your fictional world. However, simply having a government does not ma…

A few of my ideas for possible traditions you can add to your religious holidays when worldbuilding! #worldbuilding #worldbuildingtips

What's the difference between hard and soft science fiction? Soft sci fi has all the cool science and technology of hard sci fi without the technical details. Click to learn more about soft and hard sci fi.

List I made of things you can think of when building fantasy world

The clothing, philosophy and traditions of fictional groups often come from real cultures. #amwriting #writingtip #forauthors #amediting #indiepub #selfpublishing https://www.standoutbooks.com/cultural-appropriation/

Some proper introductions for a few characters #fantasy #fantasyart #darkfantasy #medievalfantasy #medieval #ocs #originalcharacter #middleeastern #african

Culture is an important part of world building. Here are some questions to help you create realistic cultures by being inspired by our awesome real world.

Good worldbuilding* can make or break a book. A well-developed culture can make or break your worldbuilding. In so many fantasy (and science fiction) stories, the culture in a world entirely…

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion presents an authoritative survey from…

Some quick explorations based on the last character I did. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B1zGO4 They are supposed to exist during the end of their world's Bronze Age. While bronze is still widely used, iron is slowly starting to replace it, while gold is the metal of choice for accessories.

Why should you think about including festivals into your fantasy story? Easy: festivals are a huge and important aspect of cultures, and creating engaging and convincing fantasy cultures is one way to create a unique and memorable fantasy world which your reader would love to explore! Use this post to get an idea about what you should consider if you want to include festivals into your world building process for your next fantasy story! Follow me for more writing advice!