My book is based in a different world/Reality type place. The world is mostly made up of uncharted territory and covered in mountains and trees. I want a somewhat eerie vibe but also capture the beauty of the place. I already have some ruins, a village, a statue, a castle, and a few other minor places but I want something more interesting and cooler. So if anybody has any ideas just tell me, I appreciate any help I can get.
Maybe things could have a but of a darker color pallet along with having things like trees and plants over exaggerated and whimsical. Think Tim Burton or Alice in Wonderland vibes of sort, this can also be good for having detailed descriptions in the landscapes it self.
Wow, hello again Emma :p Thanks for the advice, again
I'd go for a cave system as well, seeing you got mountains. Caves are always seen as creepy, especially when the mountains are surrounded by woods. But depends on your genre how you'd go from/with that.
The genre is fantasy. I really like your idea, also. Later in the book, some of the characters set up camp in a cave to try to hide from some other people. But now I want to do a larger cave system deeper within the mountains. Do you have any ideas of stuff they could find in the caves? I'm just trying to get as many ideas as possible (Sorry)
I probably watched too many horror movies haha, but you could go from monsters to cannibals to even underground forests (I don't know if that's a real thing or just a really close to life drawing, but I saw something like that on pinterest).
You could have them go deeper into the cave when it starts raining and the first part where they stayed gets to wet, to have them discover an underground forest, and maybe have them recieve a quest/find a missing friend/ find out it's their enemies hide-away?
I really like your idea of an underground forest, it's a really good way to show the beauty of the world. I'm definitely going to fit that in my story somehow, Thanks a bunch!
you're welcome! goodluck :)
Yes good luck with everything!
Thanks guys!
I don't know if this will be at all helpful, but sometimes making it just after rain helps create a beautiful place that's dark. For example, an abandoned village with quaint cottages and houses, all connected by a cobblestone path right after a massive storm. The colour palette will be darker and the birds (or other animals) might have flown away or taken shelter somewhere else so it could eerily quiet and empty. You could still have clouds covering the sky, making it look like a dark dome of swirling smoke, and it might be cool to have a normally cute and colourful setting be dark and glassy from puddles and the rain. I don't know, it's just a suggestion. Anyways, Good Luck!
That actually is a really good idea, it helps a lot. Thank you for the suggestion!
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Idk if this is what you're looking for, but if you're going for kind of an eerie creepy vibe, I've always loved reading about abandoned asylums or mental hostpitals and I love a creepy abandoned fair ground. I feel like those always give a creepy vibe, idk if that goes with you time period though? Hope that helps!
Idk if this is what you're looking for, but if you're going for kind of an eerie creepy vibe, I've always loved reading about abandoned asylums or mental hostpitals and I love a creepy abandoned fair ground. I feel like those always give a creepy vibe, idk if that goes with you time period though? Hope that helps!
Even though that might be a bit difficult for the time period I think I'll definitely try to add something like that. Great idea, thanks!