#wordweavers Oct 4. Character development, world-building, plot – how much attention do you pay to each? I tend to focus pretty equally on character development and plot with my world-building far behind. That doesn't mean I don't world build, I just try to do it organically within the plot. You find out about the world through the events in the story. My hope is that an interesting story and characters will keep someone reading enough for the world to become alive for them.