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Originally Posted by E.M.DuBois
Why does it bring those images to your mind? "World Building" is simply creating the setting and how your story will fit into it. It's what all authors do, especially fantasy, sci-fi, and alternate-history writers.
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Oh, I know what the word means.
I just think it's one of those concepts wherein the signified is no longer associated with its signifier, mainly due to over-use brought about through lazy-thinking writers and critics.
It's a tired, trite, and clichéd way to describe something, like using a mirror to initiate the description of a character.
"The world-building in this story is really great...." [My unifinished review.]