World Building: tips, tricks, and advice

[Maggie21Wussow]

When world-building what is something you believe is imperative? Also what is your pet peeve from books with underwhelming worldbuilding?

[KS Crooks]

To have a greater knowledge of their world than the characters or readers see. To also understand that where the characters go can be different than the rest of their world.

[Folcro]

It's difficult for me to secure a "pet peeve" when it comes to worldbuilding; some stories may not demand that its world be so fleshed out, like Stephen King's The Eyes of the Dragon; but even in that story, King leaves plenty of hints that the world stretches far beyond the story.

I think that ties into what I feel to be imperative: just give the reader the sense that this story is taking place inside an organic, breathing world.

[Samuel Windybank]

I think the most important thing is to give enough information and background in your world and the characters within it, but not so much to overwhelm and be superfluous

[Krista Ash]

I think it's important to give enough details to make it clear what is possible in the world you've created not so many that the reader gets bogged down with endless descriptions.