About this episode

Jed Herne shares four key writing principles for creating deeply immersive fantasy worlds.

After reading hundreds of fantasy novels and publishing several of my own, I’ve found four key writing principles that consistently make a fantasy world feel truly immersive for readers. So if you want to write a world where readers truly feel like they are inside your setting, then you'll find today's video useful. This podcast was originally a video. Click here if you want to watch the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jed Herne

Topics covered

• fantasy writing
• immersive worlds
• writing tips
• world-building
• reader engagement

Keywords

• fantasy
• writing
• world-building
• immersive
• novels

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