[christa-hogan Posts: 9 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

I'm working on revisions for my YA fantasy novel. Can anyone recommend titles that helped them with strengthening their world building? Thanks!

[Debbie Vilardi Posts: 6,883 Status: Offline Language is so cool! WWW]

I've found articles on general world building in fiction to be helpful for this. You have to build every character's world. Sorry I can't be of more help.

[christa-hogan Posts: 9 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Thanks, Debbie. That's been my experience too. Hmm, great nf book idea for some industrious fantasy author out there.

[DebraG Posts: 51 Status: Offline WWW]

There a ton of blog posts on this topic.  For example: http://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/  I Googled 'novel world building'.  Good luck.

[christa-hogan Posts: 9 Status: Offline I love kids' books!]

Great resource. Thank you!

[AnneB Posts: 3,794 Status: Offline]

What tropes to avoid/downplay: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones.

[Christine B. Posts: 368 Status: Offline WWW]

You might want to look at Malinda Lo's website. Also "Writing Magic" by Gail Carson Levine is not exclusively about fantasy, but she is an excellent fantasy/fairy tale writer and the book is so much fun.

[lab Posts: 49 Status: Offline Savor each second! WWW]

WONDERBOOK: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff Vandermeer