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The Beauty of World-Building
You have tons of options when world-building — both as a pantser and as a planner.
My primary love in writing is sci-fi and fantasy.
With that comes a need for world-building.
This can take any number of forms — and can be incredible on lots of different levels. And of course, my tagline is writer/editor/voice artist/world-builder.
There is tremendous power in building worlds. In many respects, you are creating life and playing god when you do so. You are forming a world of your imagination. Sometimes the detail is impressive — while other times it’s necessarily vague.
I know that for many writers this is intimidating. So many nuances and details can overwhelm. But it’s part of the story-telling process — whether you are a pantser, planner, or other style of writer.
The beauty of world-building comes from the potential and possibility it represents. Which is the approach I suggest taking to alleviate the overwhelm it might cause.
You can do as much or little world-building as you desire.
World-building as a pantser
Before I began this whole planning approach to my writing — I wrote exclusively as a pantser.
