Introduction
When you would like to tell a story you can talk about many different things that can help your audience feel more connected to the story. One of the best ways to do this is by describing everything that your audience would experience in the world around them by using their five senses. The simplest way to do this might be to draw a map for the audience. Another way is to tell the audience what people do, and why they do it in your story. And a third thing to tell them is what kind of people they are, maybe they aren’t even human. The only limit to your story is your imagination.
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Making a Map
Why is a map so important to a story?
When you think about a story, you need to know WHERE the story takes place, so in a story, a map is very important for both the storyteller and the audience.
Useful Things to Know
Here is an example of a map from Google Maps. |
Need help making a map?
Click the link below to learn how to make one. https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/ZEEJBZA? |
Making a Culture
Making a culture might sound really complicated, but it's not that hard once you think about it. Here’s a list of things you’ll need to make a full culture in your story. You don't need all of them, but having a few of these will make it easier for your audience to imagine your story.
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Not sure how to make a culture?
Click the link below to play a crossword puzzle about the different parts of a culture. https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/REELYR3? |
Making a Species
Not every successful book needs different species to be interesting. Your main character could simply be an ordinary person. However, making new species is important to know for creating unique worlds in a fantasy-based plot.
What do you need to know to make new species?
Congrats! You’ve created a brand new species! |
Not sure how to make a species?
Click the link below to see some examples of species. https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/MEEMSMG? |
Congratulations! You have finished this module! You can now create a world for your story to take place in!
This module was created by Hannah Wang, Timothy Robbins, Elyse Spangler, and Elizabeth Wang