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How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner

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How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner

8,030,644 views October 29, 2014 5:25

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Discover how to craft a believable fictional world by defining its rules for people, societies, and even physics—inspired by classics like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. This approach helps you build immersive settings for stories, whether you're a writer or just love worldbuilding. Kate Messner shares practical strategies to make your world feel alive and consistent.

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Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consistent rules for how people, societies -- and even the laws of physics -- function in these fictional universes. Author Kate Messner offers a few tricks for you, too, to create a world worth exploring in your own words.

Lesson by Kate Messner, animation by Avi Ofer.

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TED-Ed published this 5:25 video tutorial on October 29, 2014. It has been watched 8,030,644 times on YouTube.

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October 29, 2014
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