Two links here which both connect to the idea of ‘world-building’ – in the first case on the importance of fiction in engendering imaginative, thoughful people, while the second contemplated different ways in which one might deal with religion in fantasy writing.
- Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming | Books | theguardian.com.
- Depicting the Divine in Epic Fantasy | Tor.com.
For more on world-building, including some material in JRR Tolkien’s idea of sub-creation, see THE PERFECT PLANET: Comics, Games and World-Building.