plotblending

noun
UK /ˈplɒtˌblɛndɪŋ/
US /ˈplɑtˌblɛndɪŋ/

Plotblending is when you mix different story ideas together to make one new story.

The writer used plotblending to combine a mystery with a fairy tale.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In game design, plotblending means joining two game stories into one adventure.

The new game uses plotblending to mix a space story with a pirate story.

3. In film, plotblending is putting parts of two movies' stories into a single script.

The director's plotblending made the comedy feel like a superhero movie too.

4. In writing class, plotblending is a trick for making a fresh tale from old tales.

Her plotblending of two folk tales won the class prize.