Section 7 of 13
Setting & World Building
Every love story happens somewhere — and that somewhere shapes everything: who these people are, what's expected of them, and what keeps throwing them together.
Your world, in your own words
Where does your story live, and what's it like to be there? Paint it however you want — a place, a mood, a few details. Prefer questions to build it out? Open the prompts below.
Prefer prompts? Open the guided questions
What kind of world is it?
Your setting
If you moved this story to a big city — or out of one — what would break?
Neighbors, coworkers, congregations, friend groups, the local gossip network...
The diner where everything happens. The porch. The lighthouse.
Seasons turning, a business closing, a town changing its mind about someone.
The rules of your world
Since your world works differently from ours, readers will need to understand how — especially where it touches love, family, and freedom.
Your characters & this place
A setting means something different to everyone in it. One person's beloved hometown is another person's trap.