I started creating a fantasy world, but I don't know how to start layering the story? Start with the global history and then build up from it the history of the races, the nations and so on, or should I start from the history of one character and then build it from bottom?
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3$\begingroup$ Hello and welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! As it stands this question seems to be rather broad. Maybe you could take the tour and have a look at the help center to get an idea of how questions should be written and then elaborate how me might help you with a specific question about a world you are designing. For general questions about writing stories Writing.SE might also be a good place to visit. $\endgroup$– SecespitusJan 25, 2017 at 14:56
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$\begingroup$ Pretty sure this has been answered already $\endgroup$– JamesJan 25, 2017 at 15:06
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$\begingroup$ Welcome to the site Feralheart. It takes some time to get used to the rules and stuff around here. If you have a moment check out the help center to get a good idea of what makes good questions and answers. Let us know if you have any questions. $\endgroup$– JamesJan 25, 2017 at 17:03
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$\begingroup$ Thank you Secespitus and James from the "How do you layer your story" question I got a lot of answers but not every :) $\endgroup$– FeralheartJan 26, 2017 at 17:56
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I think it would be easier to create a world around a character than a character within a world. For me, ideas start off of an idea about a character to create a story around. So the character would be the spark that puts everything else in place. So I would start with getting the main character(s) bio built up first. In the bio, are they the descendant of a ruler? Are they from a family with deep roots? What kind of job do they have? Do they have any titles? skills? where do they live? Do they have friends? Family? are they a wanderer or pledge allegiance to a nation? As you start answering these questions, the general picture of the world can be more easily filled in. The history would be practically written itself as you just take the character's bio and start using the general information to build the world history based on that information.
This is how I would approach the topic. I am sure others prefer to build a world first and then create a character to fit the world. Either way, you honestly really can't go wrong, just depends on your thinking process and what starting point is easier for you.
