Does Your Story’s Setting NEED to Mean Something? | Reddit Writing Q
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Does Your Story’s Setting NEED to Mean Something? | Reddit Writing Q

A Reddit writer asks if a fantasy setting needs to have deeper meaning to be worth using. Can a setting just exist because the author likes it, or should it serve a greater purpose in the story? In this episode, I share my take on the question and why worldbuilding doesn’t always need to be symbolic to be valuable.


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