[A Guestpost and Image by Ben Galley]
If you’ve ever tried to write a book, you’ll have done some world-building. Whether by design, necessity, or accident, it’s essential to any novel, no matter what the genre
By
definition, world-building is the act of creating a world or setting
for a novel and its plot. It’s a very important task indeed. Why? Well,
if you’re thinking that world-building simply refers to dreaming up the
physical attributes of a room, or a city, or deciding what colour the
sky should be, then think again. World-building is so much more than
that. It can define characters, give life to a plot, and basically
underpin every scene of a book.
