World Building: Boost Your Fictional Writing!
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World Building
a ME Studios White Paper
World Building
the writer’s process of constructing an imaginary world
Why Do Writers Construct Worlds?To enrich the backstory of fictional works
Why Do Writers Construct Worlds?To enrich the backstory of fictional worksFor personal mental exercise
Why Do Writers Construct Worlds?To enrich the backstory of fictional worksFor personal mental exerciseTo create a world for a novel ‘s characters
Why Do Writers Construct Worlds?To enrich the backstory of fictional worksFor personal mental exerciseTo create a world for a novel ’s charactersFor use in role-playing games
Why Do Writers Construct Worlds?To enrich the backstory of fictional worksFor personal mental exerciseTo create a world for a novel ’s charactersFor use in role-playing gamesTo create video game fantasy world
Put the STORY front and center.
Get to the point immediately!
...so there’s no guessing what the story is about
Remember...
M.I.C.E.All stories contain four elements that can
determine structure and establish the foundation for World Building:
Milieu, Idea, Character, and Event.
The constructed world ...including
a society
=Milieu Story
The constructed world ...including
a societythe weather
=Milieu Story
Milieu Story The constructed world ...including
a societythe weather
family structure
=
The constructed world ...including
a planet
a societythe weather
family structure
=Milieu Story
Idea Story
tell new bits of info
... with characters who don’t know the info
Idea Story
tell new bits of info
begin the idea story with a question...
...end it with an answer
... with characters who don’t know the info
Character Storyshows the transformation
of a character
Begins when character decides to change role
Ends when the struggle to change ends
Character Storyshows the transformation
of a character
Begins when character decides to change role
Event Story = a mishap in the world
begins before the world becomes disorderly
Event Story = a mishap in the world
begins before the world becomes disorderly
ends when a new order is established...
Event Story = a mishap in the world
begins before the world becomes disorderly
...or when the old order is restored
ends when a new order is established...
Event Story = a mishap in the world
begins before the world becomes disorderly
...or when the old order is restored
...or when the world descends into chaos as order is destroyed
ends when a new order is established...
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