Hello, i have been worldbuilding for quite some time a few years, althought it was only on my mind and quite a few times i started from scrach, and decided to start putting it on something that is not changed by time, world anvil, however i have absolutely no idea where to start, i have quite a good amount of things in my mind but can not decide where to start, i just do not know what is most vital to a world, anyone who could help me with that?
There are several ways you can approach this; my personal favorite is, 'figure out what is most important for the story you want to tell.' For example, in my previous novel, I focused heavily on: the magic system and views on magic users, the unusual geography and weather systems, the major religion, class divides, folklore, several key historical points, the system of governance, theater, technology level, and wildlife. Most of this revolved around a single city, with the rest of the world painted in vague swaths. Then I fill in more details as needed/as they become relevant to the story. A second system: 'The things that interest you the most.' This was Tolkiens approach. He was a great lover of linguistics and developing languages was one of the main inspirations for the world that would later form the backbone of LoTR. I do this to a degree as well. What sparks joy? What makes you excited, makes you want to explore more just for the sake of it? Start with those things and fill in the gaps as needed. For example, I've got five hundred words on a specific species of glowing beetle. The theater business started off as sparking joy before it morphed into a major plot point. Finally, you could go for a more methodical, top-down approach. Here is a link to an excellent list of worldbuilding questions: https://www.sfwa.org/2009/08/04/fantasy-worldbuilding-questions/ I wouldn't try to answer all of them, but they might give you some ideas for what main 'categories' of worldbuilding you can start sorting what you already have into.
You mean how do you start writing? I suggest you begin with something like, "My favorite thing about the world I created is..." and then just write whatever comes into your head as fast as you can move your fingers. You can sort it out later.
I'd recommend starting small. Imagine you were just getting into running. You've got the gear, you've psyched yourself up, and you decide your first try will be a 100km ultra-marathon through the Andes. It's not going to end well and then you'll give up running. Beware of high ambitions. Be humble and start small. So take your worldbuilding and explore one aspect of it that seems interesting. Shoot for a couple scenes, maybe 3000 words. You can test the waters without swimming across the Channel, so to speak. There's many advantages to this approach: You'll actually be able to finish. You'll get an immediate feel for all the parts of a story (rather than getting stuck in the early chapters). You'll have a work that you can give to a friend and they might actually read it. High page counts scare many off. It will flesh out your world building, so it's not as if you're veering away from your ultimate goal. It might even give you ideas that you can roll into a novel. That's my advice. (Welcome to the forums!)
The characters should go on the paper first. They are the only things in a fantasy story with any reality to them. The storyworld surrounding them, to the reader, is just a bunch of places and things that don't exist.
I am not writing a story, but a world. Additionally I am asking this because everything is calling my attention, however I think the question will help, will look at them after I reply to the posts
This helps quite a lot even though it is not a story, but the world itself for the sake of the joy of creating it, I am creating, will try to start with one of the smaller aspects
If the worldbuilding is being done for its own sake, it doesn't matter if it is done well or badly so there is no need for advice. The ideas can be typed out in whatever order they occur, and whatever form. And consider drawing the ideas - it's more vivid than writing. Ability and training needn't be an obstacle - the OP could become a modern Henry Darger and create montages with pictures from the internet.
Perhaps consider the world as an arc - how does it change? That gives you start and end points and everything in between; link the change to the theme and you make it meaningful.
