worldbuilding – K. Watkins

27 Tips I’ve Collected as a Writer, an Editor, and Everything in Between

There are a million things that go into writing a novel. Here are twenty-seven of the handiest tips I’ve collected so far.

Fiction writing lends itself to an endless array of characters, from humans to mythical creatures: borrowed, created, or something in between.

Showing vs. telling: both are key to establishing mood and tone, and creating an immersive storytelling experience.

World-building is how we writers enable our paranoid, Type A control freak habits, and write stories our readers can really dive into.