world-building
noun[U]
(alsoworld building,worldbuilding)uk/ˈwɜːldˌbɪl.dɪŋ/us/ˈwɝːldˌbɪl.dɪŋ/theactofcreatinganimaginaryworldin abook,film,computergame, etc., so that itappearsto bereal:
Thegameseemslike it might be a littletoughtolearn, and the world-buildingseemsprettyaverage.
It's really asci-fibook, with somerealisticandcreativeworldbuilding.
Hisstorieshaveinterestingsituations,excellentworldbuilding, and well-drawncharacters.
- Crimeauthorsengagein world-building, too.
- Allseriesinvolveworld-building,especiallyin the firstbookor two.
- TutorialsubjectsincludedNarrative Point of View, Characterization, Effective Dialogue, andWorldBuilding.
- This is anadventurenovelcontainingsomemeticulousworldbuilding.
- Somefantasywritersbeginwithstory, but with him theworldbuildingcame first.
Describing & telling stories
- dream sequence
- griot
- narrate
- narrative
- narrator
- non-narrative
- omniscient narrator
- paint a picture (of something)idiom
- personalize
- personification
- recitation
- recite
- recount
- relate
- retell
- self-report
- spin
- storyteller
- storytelling
- teller