When I first started writing, being unable to finish a draft (even after I had built a complex world and had come up with exactly what was going to happen) seemed to be my theme. I assumed that I enjoyed building worlds and not actually writing.

Between finishing my first draft of As Sure As The Snow Falls and now, I’ve discovered that that is not the case. I love to write. And I like to world build.

I just hate writing everything that’s in my head down in logical paragraphs.

I love coming up with worlds, societies, species, kingdoms, lore, and magic systems in my head. But I can’t stand taking what I’ve come up with and jotting it down. I especially loathe doing it for characters. They exist so perfectly in my head, and yet every time I try explain their personality in an easy-to-reference chart, my brain goes blank.

I desperately want to write ASATSF’s second draft, but I feel as if I have to have everything perfectly planned out on paper so it doesn’t turn out like the disaster that is draft one. This includes detailed character charts for side characters, descriptions of the other kingdoms, and lore.

But at this point, all I want to do is write. Because every time I sit down to plan, I close my computer five minutes later.

So, I may as well start writing. Because these ideas need to go somewhere, and it’s not in my Notion page.

Do you like to build worlds, or write and come up with it as you go? Do you have an effective system for world building?

Thank you so much for reading my vent, have a blessed day!