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50 Worldbuilding Setting ideas for your fantasy book

Cities and Settlements

1. Capital City - The central hub of political power and culture in the realm.

2. Harbor Town - A bustling port city crucial for trade and naval activities.

3. Elf Village - A serene settlement hidden within a forest, home to elven inhabitants.

4. Dwarven Mines - An underground city where dwarves mine precious metals and gems.

5. Nomad Camp - A temporary settlement for wandering tribes and traders.

6. Market Square - The commercial heart of any major city, filled with vendors and artisans.

7. Sky City - A floating metropolis held aloft by magic or advanced technology.

Natural and Enchanted Locations

8. Mystic Forest - A dense, magical woodland filled with ancient trees and mythical creatures.

9. Enchanted Lake - A serene body of water with mystical properties.

10. Secret Cave - A hidden cavern that might contain treasure or danger.

11. Dark Swamp - A treacherous wetland often home to dark magic and creatures.

12. Forbidden Desert - A vast, arid expanse known for its harsh conditions and ancient secrets.

13. Floating Island - A landmass suspended in the sky, often home to unique flora and fauna.

14. Hidden Valley - A secluded, fertile valley protected from the outside world.

15. Charmed Meadows - Peaceful fields imbued with protective enchantments.

Magical and Supernatural Places

16. Wizard’s Tower - The abode of powerful sorcerers, filled with arcane knowledge.

17. Sacred Temple - A place of worship and spiritual significance, often protected by divine magic.

18. Haunted Castle - An ancient fortress inhabited by ghosts or malevolent spirits.

19. Necromancer’s Crypt - The lair of a dark sorcerer who practices necromancy.

20. Oracle’s Sanctuary - A holy site where oracles deliver prophecies and visions.

21. Magical Academy - An institution where young sorcerers learn the art of magic.

22. Alchemist’s Workshop - A place where alchemists experiment and create potions and elixirs.

23. Time Portal - A gateway to different eras, allowing travel through time.

Dangerous and Uncharted Areas

24. Ancient Ruins - The remnants of a once-great civilization, often hiding secrets or dangers.

25. Dragon’s Lair - The home of a fearsome dragon, filled with treasure and peril.

26. Cursed Forest - A dark, haunted woodland where malevolent forces dwell.

27. Battlefield - The site of a significant past conflict, often haunted by the spirits of the fallen.

28. Volcanic Wasteland - A desolate, fiery landscape wrought with volcanic activity.

29. Giant’s Keep - A massive fortress built and inhabited by giants.

30. Pirate Cove - A hidden inlet where pirates gather to plan their exploits.

31. Shadow Realm - A dark, parallel dimension filled with malevolent entities.

32. Frosty Tundra - A vast, icy wasteland where few dare to venture.

Cultural and Social Hubs

33. Royal Palace - The lavish residence of the ruling monarch and their court.

34. Thieves’ Guild - A secretive organization of thieves and rogues.

35. Warrior’s Training Grounds - A facility where soldiers and heroes train for battle.

36. Arena of Champions - A grand coliseum where warriors compete in combat.

37. Goblin Market - A chaotic and colorful marketplace run by goblins, offering exotic goods.

38. Hermit’s Hut - The secluded home of a wise hermit, often sought for advice.

39. Secret Hideout - A concealed refuge used by rebels or outlaws.

Mystical and Legendary Sites

40. Ethereal Gardens - Magical gardens with rare plants and enchanting beauty.

41. Celestial Observatory - A tower dedicated to studying the stars and celestial events.

42. Sanctuary of Lost Knowledge - A hidden library containing ancient and forbidden texts.

43. Sunken Ruins - The underwater remnants of a lost civilization.

44. Gryphon Nesting Grounds - A mountainous area where gryphons make their nests.

45. Spiral Staircase - An enigmatic, seemingly endless staircase leading to unknown depths.

46. Giant’s Keep - A colossal fortress built and inhabited by giants.

47. Protean Plains - A region where the landscape constantly changes, reshaped by powerful magic or ancient curses.

Adventurous and Explorative Spots

48. Treasure Hunter’s Camp - A gathering spot for explorers seeking lost relics.

49. Relic Seeker’s Cave - A cave rumored to contain powerful artifacts.

50. Explorer’s Outpost - A base for adventurers preparing for expeditions into unknown territories.

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Writing Notes: Markers for the "Big Five"

The 5-Factor Model of Personality

Lewis R. Goldberg has done the most systematic research on the Big Five using single-word trait adjectives.

According to Goldberg, key adjective markers of the Big Five are as follows:

Surgency or extraversion: talkative, extraverted, assertive, forward, outspoken versus shy, quiet, introverted, bashful, inhibited

Agreeableness: sympathetic, kind, warm, understanding, sincere versus unsympathetic, unkind, harsh, cruel

Conscientiousness: organized, neat, orderly, practical, prompt, meticulous versus disorganized, disorderly, careless, sloppy, impractical

Emotional stability: calm, relaxed, stable versus moody, anxious, insecure

Intellect or imagination: creative, imaginative, intellectual versus uncreative, unimaginative, unintellectual

Norman’s Markers for the Big Five

I. Extraversion or Surgency

Talkative – silent

Sociable – reclusive

Adventurous – cautious

Open – secretive

II. Agreeableness

Good-natured – irritable

Cooperative – negativistic

Mild/gentle – headstrong

Not jealous – jealous

III. Conscientiousness

Responsible – undependable

Scrupulous – unscrupulous

Persevering – quitting

Fussy/tidy – careless

IV. Emotional Stability

Calm – anxious

Composed – excitable

Not hypochondriacal – hypochondriacal

Poised – nervous/tense

V. Culture—Intellect, Openness

Intellectual – unreflective/narrow

Artistic – nonartistic

Imaginative – simple/direct

Polished/refined – crude/boorish

Source ⚜ More: On Psychology ⚜ Descriptors: Feelings ⚜ More Descriptors Worldbuilding ⚜ Plot ⚜ Character ⚜ Definitions of Emotions in Psychology

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Once Upon A Time (Starting)

How to Outline (For Short Stories and Longer Works!)

How to Overcome Writer’s Block

How to Get Into Writing Fiction

How to Choose Which POV to Use (Source @evans-writing)

How to Write Certain Tenses

How to Write First Person POV

Is Your Story Better as a Fanfic or an Original Work?

Stuff Happens (Plot)

How to Write A Scene (AKA get through the boring parts) (Source: Jerry Jenkins)

How to Write a Fight Scene

How to Write Gangster/Mafia Fiction

How to Make Your Story Longer

How to Make Your Story Less Sad

How to Make Your Story Scarier

How to Write About School

How to Write About Medieval Europe

How to Write About the Mid-Nineteenth/Early Twentieth Century (In America)

How to Write an Apocalypse

How to Write Magic

How to Write a Missing Person’s Report

How to Write Pain

How to Write a Sub-Plot

How to Write a Terrorist Attack

How to Write a Villain Redemption Arc

How to Write Switching POVs in Fanfiction

Subverting Common Fanfiction AUs and Plot Ideas

How to End Your Story (Source: Now Novel)

Descriptions + Dialogue

How to Write A Realistic Argument

How to Expand Your Vocabulary and Utilize English Idioms/Figures of Speech

How to Write a Smooth, Rhythmic Narrative

How to Write Dialogue

How to Avoid Purple Prose

How to Balance Description and Dialogue

Prologues and Info Dumping

Master List of Speech Tags

Characters (Who you will inevitably wind up torturing)

Regarding When to Change Your Character’s Name

How to Describe Bodies

How to Describe Clothing

How to Write Complex Characters

How to Write (Good) Female Characters

How to Write a Villain

Villain Motivations

Ways To Tell if Your Characters are Too Similar (How To Cut Characters)

How to Write Young Children and Babies

How to Write Siblings

Love Stuff

How to Write a Romance

How to Write Falling In Love

How to Write Healthy Relationships

How to Write Make-Out Scenes

How to Write Toxic Relationships

How to Write Teasing in a Romantic Relationship

How to Write a Long Distance Relationship

How to Write a Non-Explicit Sex Scene

Fantastic Beasts (And How to Write Them)

How to Write Shape-shifters

How to Write Characters With Wings

How to Write Angels (A History of Angelic Lore)

How to Write Characters with Tails

How to Write Zombies

How to Write Gods, Goddesses, and Deities

How to Write Animals in Battle

How to Write a Hive Mind

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@scriptautistic

@actuallyblind

@cripplecharacters

Writing Deaf of Hard of Hearing Characters

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The city I knew, the one my children chased pigeons in and learned to ride bikes on, is gone. War, a cruel sculptor, has reshaped its once vibrant streets into a desolate landscape of twisted metal and shattered dreams.exclamation Buildings that held laughter and the scent of baking bread now stand as hollow shells, their windows vacant eyes staring back at a ravaged sky. Memories, too, lie fractured beneath the rubble. Gone are the echoes of children's games played in sun-dappled courtyards, replaced by the relentless thud of shelling. The familiar scent of jasmine, once a signature note in the summer air, is now tainted by the acrid tang of destruction. Each corner used to hold a story - the bakery where my daughter devoured warm croissants, the park bench where my son scraped his knee for the first time. Now, these fragments of our lives exist only in the fragile museum of my mind, a place where the war cannot reach, but still manages to cast a long shadow. Yet, amidst the wreckage, a flicker of hope remains. Like fragile wildflowers pushing through cracked concrete, the resilience of the human spirit endures. We, the survivors, carry the weight of this loss, but also the fierce love for our children and the yearning to rebuild. We will gather the shards of our memories, piece by broken piece, and weave them into a tapestry of a new future, one where laughter finds its voice again and our children can dream safe dreams, free from the haunting echoes of war

How to Describe Clothing in Writing

Creating vivid descriptions for a story or character is a mark of a great writer. One specific form of descriptive writing that particularly affects setting and characterization is the portrayal of characters’ clothing.

Writing Tips: Describing Clothes

Clothing descriptions work best when they appear organically in the course of the narrative. The story should never halt in place so that you can shoehorn in a bunch of sartorial descriptions. Here are some writing tips to help you use clothing descriptions in your creative writing:

Integrate clothing into your initial character description. The first time readers meet a character, they should get a sense of how they dress.

Study articles of clothing to make sure you know what they look like. This will help you choose the right words to describe them. For example, it would be appropriate to describe a chiffon dress as “sheer” or “thin,” but it would be clumsy to describe it as “threadbare” because chiffon is not cheap.

Pick outfits that fit the setting you’re writing about. If you’re describing an elegant ball, you might want to place a character in a form-fitting strapless evening gown, as this is a common piece for formal dances. Describing the clothing reinforces the setting you’ve chosen.

Blend clothing into job descriptions. If you’re describing a monk at work, you could note how the loose-fitting sleeves of his frock draped onto a table. If you’re describing a superhero in an action scene, describe the flow of their cape or the stiffness of their boots.

Let your characters change outfits. Show a character arc by marking how a character’s clothing changes over the course of your story. If a character in a YA novel starts out wearing ill-fitting khaki slacks with enormous pleats and ends that same novel wearing a denim jacket with an “anarchy” pin on the lapel, we know they’ve undergone some major changes.

Use clothing to set characters apart. Represent the difference between two characters by describing the differences in their clothing. Let’s say you’re describing two characters interviewing for the same job: One wears a sporty, ruched, A-line dress, and the other wears jeans and a sweatshirt. The reader can infer aspects of both characters’ personalities and make a comparison between two characters.

Reasons to Describe a Character’s Clothing

A character’s clothing is a window into so many aspects of their lives. From a character’s clothes, readers can make inferences about the following:

Clothing reveals a character’s personality. A knee-length fur coat and a corduroy jacket are both forms of outerwear, but it’s quite unlikely they’d be worn by the same kind of person. Readers can deduce a character’s style and personality from the clothes they wear.

Clothing implies a character’s wealth. Is your novel’s main character comes from a working-class background, it’s more likely they’d wear a t-shirt and jeans than a lavish and expensive piece of clothing. Just as in real life, clothing indicates status and wealth.

Clothing shows a character’s point of view toward the world. Clothing can reveal a character’s views on the world. If someone puts on a graphic t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, it implies that they could hardly care less about offending other people. Meanwhile, a character who wears a dressy button-down shirt with a single-breasted plaid jacket seems like the old-fashioned type. Maybe they’re heading to a mixer at the country club?

Clothing suggests the time and place in which a character exists. As part of your worldbuilding process, you’ll want to be as precise as possible about your book’s setting and time period. This doesn’t just apply to historical fiction; it applies to all forms of writing. For instance, if you’re writing a battle scene set during the Revolutionary War, you might need to study the physical descriptions of britches and pantaloons. But if your scene is set in a present-day battlefield, you might describe a soldier as wearing camouflage with a tag hung from a necklace. Simply by changing the clothing description, you’ve marked a massive distinction between these two war stories.

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FIRE

"Someone! Please help!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"Call the firemen!"

"Aahhh!"

Fire.

Everywhere.

Screams and shrieks could be heard from miles away. They tried to extinguish the fire but there was no avail. In a few hours, everything gradually quiet down.

Not because they were saved but because they died.

Not even a single soul breathed after.

Left the world with unfinished business.

*

"Johnny!", Mark yelled from the opposite end of the hallway and ran towards his friend.

"Why didn't you wait for me?", he frowned.

Johnny gave him an annoyed look,

"I didn't wait for you? Man! I waited for you for freaking 30 minutes!", Johnny yelled. "And Rose even passed by. She offered to walk with me to the bus stop but I declined because I want to wait for you!"

"Oh... Sorry", Mark clasped his hands together while grinning.

"Erghh! I should have followed Rose!", Johnny exclaimed as he walked out of the door.

*

"Hey... Why haven't we reach the bus stop yet?", Mark asked Johnny. He shrugged.

"It's like we are walking in circles", Johnny replied with a frown.

"It's foggy too but it feels hot. Don't you think, Johnny?", Mark gave Johnny a worried look.

"And I should have followed Rose", Johnny glared at Mark and walked faster.

"Hey! Wait up!", Mark chased after Johnny.

*

"It's so hot.. I'm burning right now", Mark complained as he wiped his sweat. "Look my hair is ruined", he whined, pointing his wet hair to Johnny.

"Huh? You think I'm not hot? I waited for you for 30 minutes. Freaking half an hour! And here I am hearing you complaining about your damn hair!", Johnny yelled at Mark's face.

He was about to continue when Mark cut him off.

"I should have followed Rose", he said mockingly. "Go on! Leave me alone!", Mark yelled, turning to the opposite direction. "I'll find my way to that damn bus stop alone."

*

"How could he say that to me. I stayed up late last night to prepare his birthday card", Mark mumbled to himself.

"And why am I walking in circles? The fog is getting thicker it's getting hotter and I can't see a damn thing!", Mark stomped his feet and throw his bag to the ground. He sat down but immediately got up because the ground was hot.

"What the hell?!", he yelled.

Suddenly he heard distinct yelling.

"Help!"

"Help!""Fire!""Somebody help!"

Mark was horrified.

"What? Where's the fire?", he looked around.

Then, he saw a glint of light.

Suddenly, fire came towards him.

Mark ran as fast as he could but he realized that the fire had surrounded him. He coughed as he had swallowed so much smoke.

"If there's fire. Where's Johnny? Where's my other friends? Where's my family?",

Out of nowhere, Johnny came out of the blazing fire, unharmed.

"Jo-Johnny? How come you're fine? There's fire. You came out of the fire", Mark pointed at Johnny, confused. He looked around and rubbed his eyes.

There's still fire. He even pinched himself.

"This is not a dream. How come you're fine?", Mark frowned. Soot covered his face and he coughed.

"I'm not fine, Mark", Johnny said sadly. Suddenly, he melted.

His clothes burned. His eyes flowed out of its socket. He turned into a skeleton.

"I'm dead, Mark. So are you", the skeleton said and melted.

"What?! No...no...no.. This is not happening. I can't be dead!", Marked screamed, holding his head. He crouched down. It's hot but he didn't care. Then, he remembered.

*

"Huh? It's 2 in the morning already?", Mark said as he glanced at his watch. "Hmmm... never mind. I'm done with Johnny's birthday card. I hope he likes it", he smiled to himself.

"Hey... Why do I smell smoke?", he sniffed around. To his horrors, he saw a wood caught on fire fell down from above.

"Fi... Fire!", he screamed and ran outside his room.

"Mom! Dad! You there?!", he screamed for his parents but there was no response. He panicked and ran outside. Luckily, the front door of his house hasn't caught fire yet. He ran to the corridor and saw a swaying Johnny.

"Johnny! Johnny!", Mark ran to him and held him by the shoulder. "We're going to be fine", Mark assured Johnny although the both of them were already coughing badly.

"Mark, we're going to die", Johnny said weakly.

"No! We're going to survive!", Mark pulled Johnny up on his feet.

However, fate was cruel. A big ply of wood fell on top of them. The wood was to heavy on their weak bodies, they couldn't move. Johnny had embraced his sad fate but Mark kept chanting that they will survive.

"We'll survive. I'm sure the firemen will be here soon. They'll save us", Mark said.

"Just accept it, Mark", Johnny replied weakly.

"No, we're still young! We can't die! Don't worry, after this ends. You'll court Rose and I'll help Ten to get Lisa. We just need to wait for them to save us",  he convinced Johnny.

But Johnny just sighed and closed his eyes.

"Hey, Johnny! Wake up! Wake up!", Mark slapped his friend so he could stay conscious but there was no avail, Johnny was dead.

As for Mark, he struggled to stay awake and kept on chanting he'll survive until his last breath.

*

"Oh my God! I'm dead", Mark whispered to himself and looked blankly at his surrounding. Fire.

Just fire.

*

"Sh**! The car broke down!", Doyoung exclaimed.

"I think we should go out and find some help", Jaehyun suggested.

"But this is no where!", Doyoung protested.

"It's worth a try", Jaehyun smiled.

Doyoung sighed but followed him anyway. After a few minutes of walking, they saw an old building. Before the both of them could say anything, someone greeted them.

"Hey, need some help?"

They turned around.

"I'm Mark", the guy introduced himself.

"And this is Johnny", he pointed at the tall guy beside him.

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