How do you build a story from a world?
I have some material for a "world" (more fantasy than sci-fi at this point). I've noodled around with this world off-and-on for ages but have never had a story to put in the world. I have some brief character descriptions for the regional leaders.
So, do you have any tips on how to essentially grow a story out of the environment? I have a vague notion but am hoping there are some suggested pathways. Thanks!
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Think of the real world, the one in which we live. How do you grow a story out of it?
The answer is there's plenty of stories, it's just a question of what interests you, what moves you, what kind of story you wish to tell.
Your secondary world is the same. There are myriads of stories that can be set in it. It's all about what you're passionate about, what story you want to put on paper.
The story's goal isn't to showcase the world. It's the other way round - the world is the background on which you draw your story. If an element of world isn't important to your story, then you don't include it - you don't twist the story just so you can put that element in. Similar to how, if I tell a story about France, I don't put in it the amazing coral reefs in Australia.
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