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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The World Building Exercise Is Not Writing

The world building exercise is what you do before you write. Once you've got all of these basics in place, then you can proceed. People who become writers usually study other writers' techniques. That doesn't mean it's the only one true way. Every writer comes up with their own idea of how they want to do this.

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