Hey there! Welcome back to World Building 101 where I take a look at the steps and layers needed to create a successful fantasy or science fiction universe. Previously I talked about Mythology and the importance it plays in laying out the groundwork for your society. Today I’d like to take a look at an element that is tightly connected to mythology and is just if not more important to the shaping of your fledgling world: Religion. As I stated last time it’s easy for many people to get these two things confused. Some people think that mythologies are just…
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World Building 101- Mythology
I apologize for the long break between posts folks but I’m afraid my attention has been on other projects of late including my just released poetry collection Musings of the Mystic and Mundane (available in print and on Kindle from Amazon.com) and the completion of the first draft of my sci-fi/fantasy epic The Seeker. The latter accomplishment making this particular blog post rather timely. Now as this is the first in my series of posts dealing with world building I suppose I should elucidate my intentions. Basically in this series I will take you through the step by step process…