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This tag should be used for questions about the act of creating elements for your own fictional world that you will use in your creative writing. If you are considering asking a question about world-building, please consider asking it on StackExchange's launched site dedicated to this specific topic, worldbuilding.stackexchange.com.
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What's a high-tech way to open a door?
Rube Goldberg Fun:
So you need to get through a door in the rear future. The question is, how difficult you want to make opening it. Keys? Seriously? Let's start with a proximity device either implant …
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What Is The Key To An "Alien" Culture?
Look to Biology:
Okay, so I'm a biologist. I think that way. Something doesn't need to be from an alien planet to have alien motives.
Think of humans and how they looked as primitive hunter-gatherers. …
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Why do authors invent fictional countries on earth in their novels and how do you keep the l...
BE DODGY:
If you want to have a setting, but reality comes with a lot of baggage, then you need to create a new place. This can be LIKE a real place, but just a bit off so you can justify things that …
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Can you write a short story that's only an exposition for worldbuilding?
Arabian Nights:
This is at least partially addressed in other answers, but I thought I'd give my piece. You want a story where a narrator is addressing their audience. The short story is about telling …
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Making the mutants in my setting more unique?
Between two worlds:
This question seems to fall between worldbuilding and writing, so I'll do my best to answer with a response that falls between the two.
Mutations are typically defects, and for a s …
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Dealing with annoying quirks: Long names
Pet Names/Convenient Initials:
The MC can have pet names for everyone, and in third person everyone is called the pet name. But when someone is formally addressed, it's by their full name. So Alejandr …
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Can I leave out details I don’t understand?
This stinks!
This is a slightly obscure question, and might be better answered someplace like the History SE or worldbuilding.
It's more relevant if the character isn't from the period (like a time tr …
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When writing about a fictional city, what's important to know?
Don't get Bogged Down in the Technical Stuff:
It is outstanding to have this level of detail in mind when creating a fictional city. Kudos. But these things are best for you to have in the background, …
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How do you prevent a plot hole when coming up with a hard magic system?
Newtonian Physics:
When you're talking about a magic system, you are by definition breaking the world in a small way. But careful attention to detail should cover you. As long as you diligently follow …
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How and where should you explain how the physical laws of your sci-fi universe significantly...
Show Don't Tell:
I agree that it isn't always important for your reader to know the rules of your world - at first. Some things, like how the FTL system works, can be taken for granted - readers know …
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What are the most important parts of worldbuilding that may have a big impact on the story o...
It Doesn't Work that Way:
Worldbuilding is not just a step in writing, where you need to complete the task so you can get to work on the real job of writing. In many ways, the world is like an additio …
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How should you tell reader in what world your story takes place if you are writing a collect...
Leave it to Imagination:
There's a reason I struggle with short stories. You have to be comfortable in a short story leaving a lot unsaid. But fantasy or sci-fi automatically implies different worlds …
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Does This Geopolitical Power Balance in my Setting Make it Look Like I am Promoting Colonial...
Controversy and Emotion:
There are lots of publications about industrialization and colonialism, and it's a really complex topic. If you want your writing to have a plausible feel, not just a pat anti …
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