Plot-Creation Support System for Writing Novels

摘要

When writing a novel, authors often create a framework called a plot. However, since a plot's format is not defined, they must create it by their own styles. If sufficient information for completing a novel is not included in the plot, especially by beginning authors, they might be unable to complete their novels. This study supports beginning authors who are creating plots for their novels. We analyze the items that must be considered in the process of writing a novel and propose a plot-construction model. In addition, we develop a system that support creating plots by introducing a story in the plot-construction model. A story corresponds to the events ordered along a time sequence of the narrative world.