Writing in Your Own World

Here a few thoughts on creating your own world and writing in it.

Number 1) Don't make a world for someone else. Make it for you. If you don't like what you are writing about, you aren't going to care how things turn out or the characters on it.

Number 2) Think of characters you'd like to interact with and personalities you can write about. If you don't like your characters or don't know how they would actually interact with people you aren't going to care if they "win" or not. (See a theme going on here?)

Number 3) Write about something you know and understand. If you don't understand geopolitical issues, don't stick them in. You'll only confuse yourself more and not make your world as enjoyable as it could be.

Number 4) (And I think the most important) Don't write for anyone else! Strange as that seems if you are trying to live up to someone else's expectations you may not let your creative juices flow like they should. Write for your self and the creativeness will come!

Happy Writing!