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the mini owls that live inside the walls in Futurama.

Or think of how people in North America see Australia as a strange place because of the spiders that eat birds and venomous everything. Just adding different wildlife makes a place feel… well, different.

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In my city, Toronto, deer live in the ravines between high rise buildings!

For your fictional world, you can have some fun and add a layer of realism by sprinkling in strange creatures who also live in towns, cities, and even space stations. For example, (continued)

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We share our urban environments with many more creatures than just people and pets.

The mice and insects that make their homes in our quarters are obvious.

But there’s waaay more wildlife in your city than you might be aware of. (Continued)

… add little details that show places have a long history, like a warehouse with old gods on the walls or a shelter covered in an ancient language or a building with a set of stones that came from something much older.

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People tend to reuse buildings, either by changing their use or repurposing their parts to build new structures.

One way to add a bit of mystery, history, and realism to your world is to… (continued)

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Imagine living in an underground hall where your firelight dances on images carved and painted a thousand years before.

Or working in a warehouse where behind the soot on the walls, you glimpse an ancient god. (Continued)

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The temple is decorated with intricate and colourful artwork and hieroglyphics that took centuries to complete.

After it went out of use as a temple, the locals used it as shelter for 1,500 years before turning it into a warehouse (continued)

You can’t make everyone happy, so focus on creating the art you want to make and on the people who understand and love what you do.

Accept the pain of rejection, grieve if you must, and then get back to work.

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But when you can, allow yourself to take a break. You deserve to rest.

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