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@writercatherine great topic! What @hope-ann said, obviously. 😉 Also I like to approach culture using four basic pillars: History, Religion, Geography, and Economy. Come up with a basic summary for each of those four and your culture is well-rounded and broad. All that remains is to develop each pillar more deeply and in better detail.

What I like about this approach is that they all build on top of each other. History usually decides religion. What people value most usually springs from their past. Geography usually decides Economy, since it decides natural resources, trade routes, etc., and when you put all of them together Religion (created by History) decides what’s right and wrong as far as trade, government, and national relations go, which decides how the Geography (natural resources) should be used to further Economy.

If that makes much sense. XD It’s a good way for me to keep it organized and split up into distinct facets without isolating everything from everything else.

Let’s see, tagging other fantasy authors. @r-m-archer @daeus-lamb @karthmin @morreafirebird