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Writers share bizarre-but-normal details from their fictional worlds
Original: # WordWeavers 6/10: What is considered completely normal in your story's world that would seem bizarre to us? Well, almo
Writers taking part in the WordWeavers writing prompt are discussing what counts as completely normal in their fictional worlds but would strike readers as strange. One participant notes that nearly everything in their story mirrors real history from the last 200 to 250 years, much of which still persists in parts of the world today. The prompt has drawn responses comparing invented customs and norms to real-world practices.
Why now: A recurring community writing prompt is prompting authors to compare their invented world's norms with real history.
Evidence
- # WordWeavers 6/10: What is considered completely normal in your story's world that would seem bizarre to us? Well, almost everything in the story is mirrored in our own history within the last 200–250 years and much of it remains in some parts of the world… but we would… · JonSparks@writing.exchange · 2
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