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The key to good worldbuilding is leaving out most of what you create. you, as the author, had damn well better know the where all that dragon food comes from, but that doesn't mean that i, as a reader, want to read a five thousand word essay about you explaining it to me. i don't need to see the math, but i can tell by the details you provide whether or not you've thought these things through to their logical conclusions.
-Patrick Rothfuss
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The Key To Good Worldbuilding Is Leaving

Patrick Rothfuss
The key to good worldbuilding is leaving out most of what you create. you, as the author, had damn well better know the where all that dragon food comes from, but that doesn't mean that i, as a reader, want to read a five thousand word essay about you explaining it to me. i don't need to see the math, but i can tell by the details you provide whether or not you've thought these things through to their logical conclusions.
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