This is my preferred approach on worldbuilding. I’m notoriously bad on thinking of stuff up front and what worked for me is to provide the details as the story develops.
This is my preferred approach on worldbuilding. I’m notoriously bad on thinking of stuff up front and what worked for me is to provide the details as the story develops.
Building a story is world building.
You just have to keep good notes. There’s absolutely no meaningful difference in coming up with whatever system you’re using and then telling stories with it, vs telling the story as you build the world, with the story guiding the building. You end up in the same place, you do the same amount of editing along the way, and no reader will be able to tell which you did.