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Fractalling
Disclaimer: I have not seen any HW official definition as to the definition of "fractalling" while I shall be doing some digging, here's my best guess.

Fractalling is based on the word "fractal" and has to do with the art of creating fractals. Fractals are a never ending pattern that are pretty complex. A "Fractalling System" would be a complex, precise pattern typically related to world building.

A "Fractalling System" would be a complex, precise pattern typically related to world building.

The point of "fractalling" is that you start with something very general and repeatedly increase the level of detail.

I'm leaving this in General Discussion for now, since not all of HW lingo is necessarily writer-specific.

I'm leaving this in General Discussion for now, since not all of HW lingo is necessarily writer-specific. Once this is more structured I'll republish it elsewhere. It's just an info dump for now.

to embrace enthusiastically; to pounce on and hug, often from a running start.

Author:	Rachel Newhouse [ November 15th, 2016, 9:50 pm ]
Post subject:	Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Every community has its lingo, and Holy Worlds is no exception. Since we're fantasy writers (who have a tendency to create made-up words that are more difficult to pronounce than necessary), we practically need a dictionary to keep track of our catchphrases. So, let's compile one. This is an informal thread to collect words and definitions that are either unique to Holy Worlds, or unique to spec fic writers in general. Feel free to suggest a better definition for any word posted here (particularly mine, since my definitions will probably be insufficient). Perhaps once we get enough of these we will make an official dictionary thread or something else fun and silly. Here's what I remember off the top of my head. If anyone wants to write good definitions for these, or find links to cite them, that'd be great. I just wanted to write them down before I forgot... Cobha Fractalling *Essence Mapping

Author:	Sir Iarrthoir Criost [ November 16th, 2016, 6:44 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Awesome, thanks for creating this thread! Cobha (Co - va) Anything normal in your world, that would be supernatural, unseen, or impossible in our world. Source: Cobha Essence Mapping The act of describing the essence (qualities that make up an object) in such a way that readers may view the same object, in the same or as close to same way as the author. Sources: Basic Essence Definition The Essence of Essence Fractalling Disclaimer: I have not seen any HW official definition as to the definition of "fractalling" while I shall be doing some digging, here's my best guess. Fractalling is based on the word "fractal" and has to do with the art of creating fractals. Fractals are a never ending pattern that are pretty complex. A "Fractalling System" would be a complex, precise pattern typically related to world building. Okie dokie, throw some more words at me!

Author:	kingjon [ November 16th, 2016, 12:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
(First thought: Shouldn't this go in "A Writer's Life"? Or whatever "Holy Worlds Projects" got turned into? ) Sir Iarrthoir Criost wrote: Fractalling Disclaimer: I have not seen any HW official definition as to the definition of "fractalling" while I shall be doing some digging, here's my best guess. Fractalling is based on the word "fractal" and has to do with the art of creating fractals. Fractals are a never ending pattern that are pretty complex. A "Fractalling System" would be a complex, precise pattern typically related to world building. I think that's off on the wrong track. In "nature" (or, rather, mathematics) fractals are self-similar, produced by repeatedly applying the same pattern to the results of the previous iteration. I've only seen the term used as a verb here, but a good example of the same idea is "the snowflake method. The point of "fractalling" is that you start with something very general and repeatedly increase the level of detail. (I started to make a post trying to explain that last night, but ran into a mental roadblock as to how to put it into a "definition" and gave up.)

Author:	Sir Iarrthoir Criost [ November 16th, 2016, 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Maybe I failed to articulate it well, but your definition above is in agreement with what I was attempting to say.

Author:	kingjon [ November 17th, 2016, 12:26 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Sir Iarrthoir Criost wrote: A "Fractalling System" would be a complex, precise pattern typically related to world building. kingjon wrote: The point of "fractalling" is that you start with something very general and repeatedly increase the level of detail. My point is that in "fractalling," complexity and precision depend on how far you take the process, instead of being inseparable from it. It's still fractalling if you stop after the second stage, leaving your culture or character or whatever in a state that really isn't complex yet. And a development method that produced consistently complex results but started at that final level of detail wouldn't be fractalling.

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Author:	Rachel Newhouse [ November 17th, 2016, 3:00 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
I knew someone would take care of the hard work of writing definitions for me. Thank you! I'm leaving this in General Discussion for now, since not all of HW lingo is necessarily writer-specific. Once this is more structured I'll republish it elsewhere. It's just an info dump for now.

Author:	kingjon [ November 17th, 2016, 5:57 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Lt. General Hansen wrote: I'm leaving this in General Discussion for now, since not all of HW lingo is necessarily writer-specific. Fair enough. Something that would be worth noting, here or elsewhere, is past names for the various "rooms" of the Holy Worlds forum(s). (As of each of the, what, four or so? reorganizations there have been ...) Someone browsing the archives might run across a mention of, for example, "the Citadel" and have no idea what that means. (I could use a refresher ... )

Author:	BushMaid [ November 17th, 2016, 6:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Lt. General Hansen wrote: I'm leaving this in General Discussion for now, since not all of HW lingo is necessarily writer-specific. Once this is more structured I'll republish it elsewhere. It's just an info dump for now. Good, then I can ask someone to write a definition for "splatitis" then.

Author:	Minstrelgirl451 [ December 6th, 2018, 1:50 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
What is a "glomp"? For some reason it always gave me the impression of someone being attacked... Or swallowed. Probably because of the word "gulped" Is it an over-zealous hug that leaves the recipient in temporary shock?

Author:	kingjon [ December 6th, 2018, 2:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Holy Worlds Urban Dictionary
Minstrelgirl451 wrote: What is a "glomp"? (I've only personally ever met this as a verb, not a noun, but when I went looking for the precise definition I found it listed as both. And I don't think I've ever used the word myself.) According to Wiktionary, it is "slang, chiefly fandom slang," and means Wiktionary wrote: to embrace enthusiastically; to pounce on and hug, often from a running start.

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