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This may apply more towards fantasy/sci-fi writers, but how does your world-building process look, and how does that play into the plot of the story?
For me, I begin with a very fuzzy idea of a world, and a very, VERY vague plot (something like, "Anna is drafted as a demon-fighter"). The whole thing then grows from there. I'll sit down and flesh out my world on paper, writing down aspects that define it and the rules and guidelines of the system (including government system, basic economy type, races, organizations/institutions, kingdoms/lands, and a whole array of other details). In the back of my mind I'm also thinking of how these elements affect the plot. I then build on the grainy details of the world through my writing. I don't, however, find myself going in as far as to "live" in the world.
What about other fellow writers? What's your world-building process? Where does your inspiration come from?
For me, I begin with a very fuzzy idea of a world, and a very, VERY vague plot (something like, "Anna is drafted as a demon-fighter"). The whole thing then grows from there. I'll sit down and flesh out my world on paper, writing down aspects that define it and the rules and guidelines of the system (including government system, basic economy type, races, organizations/institutions, kingdoms/lands, and a whole array of other details). In the back of my mind I'm also thinking of how these elements affect the plot. I then build on the grainy details of the world through my writing. I don't, however, find myself going in as far as to "live" in the world.
What about other fellow writers? What's your world-building process? Where does your inspiration come from?