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101 Worldbuilding Prompts (Forging Fantasy Realms) Kindle Edition

by M.D. Presley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 116 ratings

Enhance Your Fantasy Worldbuilding.​


Ready to build your fantasy world but don't know where to start? This definitive collection of fantasy writing tips and prompts jumpstarts the process with:​

  • Over 100 questions from Geology, Biology, Physics (Magic!), Metaphysics, Technology, and Culture
  • Strategies for top-down planners and bottom-up pantsers
  • An introduction into fantasy conceits and analogue cultures
  • How to find your subgenre based on your worldbuilding
  • Links to an additional 15+ free and inexpensive worldbuilding resources


For new authors and experienced world builders looking to sharpen their skills.

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Build Better Worlds!

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  • Understand worldbuilding inside and out
  • Learn top-down, bottom-up, and inside-out worldbuilding techniques
  • Drawn from fantasy luminaries like Tolkien, Jemisin, and Sanderson, as well as RPG and video game designers

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Into A Data-Driven Understanding of Worldbuilding

  • Compiles all the different theories and strategies
  • Along with data from surveys about what fantasy audiences want in a world
  • Drawing from familiar, real-world examples

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To Teach You All the Strategies, Theories, and Tips

Master all six categories of worldbuilding:

  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics (Magic!)
  • Metaphysics
  • Technology
  • Culture

Fantasy Conceits

It Takes to Build Better Worlds

  • Worldbuilding for Fantasy Fans and Authors deals more with worldbuilding theory
  • While the Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook delivers practical methods to easily build your own vibrant world
  • Get a free sample with 101 Worldbuilding Prompts!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08B1JSHNZ
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 10, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 12.5 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 44 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0463109823
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #5,502 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Never passing up the opportunity to speak about himself in the third person, M.D. Presley is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is. Born and raised in Texas, he spent several years on the East Coast and now waits for the West Coast to shake him loose. His favorite words include defenestrate, callipygian, and Algonquin. The fact that monosyllabic is such a long word keeps him up at night.

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  • Abbigail Holmes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Know What You Are Doing
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022
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    Great manual for all those who want to write and don't know what they have to do before writing.
    The whole book is great and even if you are not a beginner in a writing you can learn a lot while reading it.
    My favorite part was about researching. Many times I stop reading a story or a novel when I realize that the author didn't do proper research about the topic he or she writes about. I hate hearing things like "But it is fantasy, I can do what I want!" or "I'm the writer, I make up the story, I don't have to be accurate, no one will notice!" - Oh, yes they will. Trust me, they will.
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  • Asheran
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good book!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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    It gave me a lot of questions and aspects I hadn't thought about yet, which has sparked some ideas. Overall I recommend it.
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  • Derrinita Walker
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good guidelines for a thought exercise
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
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    I was struggling with a ghost writing project when I came across this book. Skimming through the chapters helped me world build and give context to some concepts I hadn't thought about. Being able to add some richness to my ideas really improved the first draft of the final product.
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  • Dyrk Ashton
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone interested in worldbuilding for fantasy novels or games
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020
    An amazing piece of work, and the perfect companion to Presley's Worldbuilding For Fantasy Fans And Authors (Forging Fantasy Realms Book 2). A must read for anyone interested in worldbuilding for fantasy novels or games.
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  • Whitney R. Smartt
    1.0 out of 5 stars Definitely for the newbies to world building...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2022
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    This isn't prompts more so it's a list of things to think about when world creating. Most of which I already knew. Definitely for the newbies to world building. I'm glad this was free otherwise I would probably want my money back...
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  • PJ Bayliss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2021
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    Not what I expected, but will be a brilliant resource to refer to when developing a fantasy plot. An essential aspect being the social laws and elements in any world, most if not all are discussed here and provide a fabulous starting point for writers.
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  • Lu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent stuff.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021
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    Excellent stuff.
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  • JzeroSH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful tool kit
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022
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    The writing activities in this document really helped me flesh out certain details of a fantasy world I'm developing.
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  • Rick Waugh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Level of Worldbuilding
    Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2022
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    This was exactly what I was looking for. I’ve gone through it, created a doc with all the questions I can reuse. I went through the book, reading the elaborations that go with each question, and answered them in the doc. I mark those not applicable, and put a TBD for those I need to work on, so I get an iterative way of doing my world building. Highly recommended. It really makes you think of the possibilities, which is what I want, not a massively detailed list of items.
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