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They are very closely entwined. There have been several times when a meta-fiction article has spawned fiction, and likewise, a mention in a story of a particular animal or plant or person often leads to a meta-fiction exploration of that casual idea. Which begets more stories. Which begets a piece of art. Which begets another article. Which begets a character, until you’ve got one loooong string of causality that’s sometimes impossible to unwind all the way back to the beginning. That’s part of the beauty of it.
What have you learned about storytelling through collaborative world building?
It’s easy to let it get out of control! We’ve only been open about 15 months now, and we’ve got dozens of cultures, locations and a large number of diverging (and converging!) storylines.
It has been a challenge to keep some of the overriding plots moving forward, rather than spinning in circles, and I have learned an enormous amount about getting writing done to a deadline – with the Muse Fusions, in particular.
Read the full interview on Shared Story Worlds
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