There will probably be more blog posts about fantasy religions as I continue to explore my new world of Veayedror (pronounced Vay-a-drawer), but I want to wrap up this blog trilogy with some research. Creating a religion, and its backstory doesn’t happen overnight, at least not for this author. Luckily, many authors have created fantasy religions and there are numerous articles on the Internet to help. If you have any other sources I should use, please let me know.
Inkwell Ideas (website) has a plethora of tools and apps to help you build your fantasy world. They have map generators, coat of arms designers, religion building, how to build timelines, and much more. The more I think about how my fantasy religion began, I have to answer a key question about the ruins of one city first. The ruins of this large city are in my manuscript, but I don’t say how the city fell. Once I answer that question, I believe it’ll provide the beginning of my fantasy religion. Your fantasy world has to interact with itself. A war in one kingdom will affect the other monarchy’s in some way or another.
Another website with information on how to build a fantasy religion is Fantasy Faction (website). This site is article driven and they cover nearly everything about writing, not just fantasy religions and worlds. Book and movie reviews are just a click away. It compares cults to religions and tells you why they are different.
The third website I’m using is Tiana Warner’s blog (website). Her book series is the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai. In her blog, she offers a checklist of creating cultures and religions.
The last website I plan on using to create my fantasy religion is Mythcreants (website). In the blog, you’ll find world building topics like “Creating Religions & Belief Systems,” “When to Narrate a Villain’s Point of View,” Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules of Writing, and more. History doesn’t come from just one source, and neither should ideas and tools to build your fantasy world and religion.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what book I have my nose in. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I’m finished reading the second book in Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael series, One Corpse Too Many. My review is on Goodreads.com. I’ll start book three, Monk’s Hood, this week. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.