Fundamentals of World Building by Jessie Verino
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I like instructional books that get to the point; plain and simple, no frills, no lengthy deconstruction of a scene in another book that I may or may not have read. This book did just that. It gave me what I needed in as few words as possible. Thanks for that. So many times in the past I have started books on writing only to stop because they never gave any really instruction on writing. I have been looking for a long time to find a book that covers just this subject. For novice speculative fiction writers the prospect of building a fantasy world can be daunting, but this book breaks the effort down to manageable pieces using architecture as a backdrop. This technique resonated with me, being that I work within that field, giving me a reference point for understanding.

View all my reviews