About Course

Unlock the secrets of immersive storytelling by mastering the craft of world-building. This course guides novelists through the process of creating believable settings, cultures, and ecosystems that enrich your narrative and captivate readers. You’ll explore techniques for developing geography, history, politics, magic (if any), and more—laying the foundation for a vivid, cohesive world that feels as real as our own.

What Will You Learn?

  • How to design a believable geography and climate system
  • Techniques for inventing cultures, languages, and belief systems
  • Building political structures and social hierarchies that drive conflict
  • Integrating magic or technology consistently and meaningfully
  • Crafting histories and myths to give your world depth
  • Methods for weaving world details seamlessly into your narrative

Course Content

Foundations of World-Building

  • Defining Your Story’s Core Concept

Cultural Frameworks

Environments & Systems