Good vs Bad Worldbuilding: The 5 Key Differences

Jed Herne October 25, 2025
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Jed Herne

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Helping you write better fantasy books 🧙 On this channel, I share the best fantasy writing advice that I've learned from publishing four novels and a video game. My books include Kingdom of Dragons, The Thunder Heist, Across the Broken Stars, and Fires of the Dead. I also wrote Siege of Treboulain (an interactive fantasy novel published by Choice of Games). Through my classes and programs, I've worked with 200+ fantasy writers to help them improve their stories. This has given me a lot of insight into the most common struggles that new fantasy writers face. I run this channel to share my learnings. Want to join my accountability and support community for fantasy writers? Then click the first link down below 👇

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Understanding these five key differences will help you write more immersive, interesting fantasy worlds. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 0:21 - Objective vs Subjective Descriptions 2:46 - Solid World vs Liquid World 5:19 - One Source of Inspiration vs Many 8:13 - Cool Concepts vs Unified Concepts 11:29 - Cultural Monoliths vs Varied Attitudes ✏️ JOIN MY FANTASY WRITER'S GUILD Join my accountability and support community for fantasy writers: https://jedherne.com/guild 📙 MY BOOKS: Across the Broken Stars: https://jedherne.com/acrossthebrokenstars The Thunder Heist: https://jedherne.com/thethunderheist/ Fires of the Dead: https://jedherne.com/firesofthedead Kingdom of Dragons: https://amzn.to/3JbLdSv 🎮 MY VIDEO GAME: Siege of Treboulain: https://www.choiceofgames.com/siege-of-treboulain/