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Do you use "Builder Worlds" in your writing?
Definition: A builder world is an imaginary place created by an author which is used to test out ideas and story elements, but will never be written about. This is also a place from which core story ideas and elements are formulated, and then spun off as their own stories or series, or simply as additions and elements in already created worlds. Typically Builder Worlds are a mishmash combination of disassociated elements, ideas, and characters that only make sense to the creator and/or writer, but no-one else. In these worlds it is common to see lots of various themes, short stories, mini-plots, and other related and unrelated stories played out on a regular basis.
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So, with that said, do any of you have builder worlds, and if so, what are they like and how do you use them? To start things off, my Imperial Colonies saga is actually built off of a fairly rich, well played out element within my builder world, thus I already had quite a bit of content I could use to build the foundation for that saga. What about you guys?
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