Storyworlds constitute more than just the set dressing for events. They encompass the context, the time frame, the rules of the game and the interlocking systems which shape and constrain those who live in that world and what they can do. When a world has been built effectively, it can be extraordinarily powerful.
Guest post by Trent Hergenrader As a Ph.D. student in English-Creative Writing at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, I became interested in digital writing across composition, professional writing, and creative writing. I was surprised to find so little scholarship on digital creative writing, so one of my advisors suggested I look at work in the still-nascent field… Read More »