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Are you ready to take a vacation from reality?

This is a great question that all authors should ask their readers. We and you probably both believe that books are the only source of entertainment (no joke). In fact, most books are better than movies except for Harry Potter, that’s not an argument.

The most important concept of settings determines the type of experiences a character might endure. For instance, when you picture a world with dragons, and women wearing armour while carrying swords into battle, it’s arguably more likely for the story to be set in a fantasy world. And it is more likely to include castles or like Game of Thrones rather than New York City.

How can the dragons even get around those tall skyscrapers?

Okay that’s enough fantasy references. To have a great setting, means having descriptions that are absolutely fantastical to read about. You do not want to rent on for pages about the setting or include to many purple proses to both confuse the readers and make them bored.

Instead, try to integrate elements of dialogue or other action that is happening during the scene alongside the world you are trying to convey.

(I) will do a self-insert here and tell you my personal rule is not to go over three short paragraphs. However, the reason I do not use self-pronounce very often is because this is purely my opinion. Every book is different and depending on the story, having an extra few lines to describe the setting might be very important to your story.

But, you do not want to dedicate half of a 8.5*11 inch paper to only world-building. Trust me it will bore the readers, and if they start skimming through the pages, your efforts will be put to waste.

Now you might ask about all the authors who are established, and they write pages about the setting?

Well…

They are already established (key word), they have a fan base, and if you don’t, is better to stick to the traditional methods. :)