/lit/ - Literature

What's good world building vs bad world building? How much do you need to show (show, don't tell!) the reader? What's the right balance of world building vs plot? I'm so confused, I see people jerk off to George R.R. Martin for his "brilliant world building" (which, to me, seems to usually be superfluous and bring plot to a halt) and then critique almost anything else of having too slow of pacing.

Books about boss females. Hero females. Strong females, domina females. I liked daenerys character from the song of ice and fire books.

Any recommendations?