How to Build Deep Lore

Only start creating a lore after you already finished half of the series and keep adding stuff a decade after finishing it Steal 90% of your deep lore from real life history and other authors to fill out your world map Create an entire universe with a bloody, theological history with hundreds of characters and dozens of devastating wars, then write a children's book in it

A three-panel meme compares different approaches to building fictional lore, featuring J.K. Rowling, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. Tolkien. The joke contrasts adding lore retroactively, borrowing heavily from history, and creating an immense, violent mythology before writing a children’s book set in it. It is used as a humorous reaction to discussions about worldbuilding and fantasy authors. EN: A three-panel meme compares different approaches to building fictional lore, featuring J.K. Rowling, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. Tolkien. The joke contrasts adding lore retroactively, borrowing heavily from history, and creating an immense, violent mythology before writing a children’s book set in it. It is used as a humorous reaction to discussions about worldbuilding and fantasy authors.

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