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Discovery vs. Appropriation: Worldbuilding With Integrity | A Comment Response Blog
Can fantasy cultures be culturally appropriative? How deeply should writers understand the cultures they draw from? This blog post dives into a complex (and beautiful) conversation about ethics, imagination, and creative responsibility—how we can build rich fictional worlds without romanticizing or erasing real ones. Fiction isn’t freedom from responsibility—it’s an invitation to hold it more carefully.
May 1317 min read
De-Westernize Creative Worldbuilding | Building Cultures That Feel Real & Unique
Are your fantasy cultures just modern values in medieval clothing? Do your worlds feel too familiar—even with dragons? This blog explores how to break free from unconscious Western defaults in your worldbuilding and create cultures that feel rooted, real, and radically different. From sacred values to power dynamics, architecture to myth, this is your invitation to decolonize your creative instincts—and build like you mean it.
May 116 min read
My Favorite Worldbuilding YouTube Channels (That You Should Definitely Check Out!)
These YouTube channels completely transformed my writing and worldbuilding—check them out if you want your worlds to feel real!
Apr 145 min read
Worldbuilding: Two-Layer Explanation Tip for Worldbuilding
A two-layer explanation, as the name suggests, uses two layers of explanation: one to explain the specific problem and the other explaining
Feb 7, 20244 min read
