6/19/2023 0 Comments Mayandree michelThen I worked on the basics like climate and geography, and mapping out the fictitious town of Nickel City.Īfter the setting and premise is chosen, the actual world building gets trickier because detail is paramount. In order to allow readers to experience the time and place I visualized, I studied the Victorian time period and how the standards of behavior influenced the culture and customs of people living in tiny western towns during the gold rush. My book is set is in the overlapping time periods of the western gold rush and the stylish and elegant Victorian era. World building in fantasy is imperative because it allows a writer to bring a visual reality to the world contained in the novel. I wanted the fantasy world of the Ischeros, the descendants of the twelve Olympians, to come alive in the reader’s mind and be tangible and real. To find out more about Mayandree, please visit her blog or website featuring THE DESCENDANTS. Today’s blog tour stop also features an interview with BETRAYAL cover designer Samantha Oyola and a review of BETRAYAL for Mythological Mondays! She discusses world-building, one of the most important components of any good, compelling novel.īETRAYAL can be purchased as an e-book (for 99¢, what a steal!) or a paperback from sites such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Today, Mayandree Michel has stopped by A Backwards Story to share how she came up with the world for her debut novel, BETRAYAL, the first in THE DESCENDANTS trilogy.
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