I am 50/50 discovery/planning. I start with an idea, determine a plot with which to explore it, and figure out characters and motivations from...
I have just started on my rewrite manuscript. I went through a few phases, but I ultimately decided to not have the inciting event within the...
Sandra, I am very similar. The name is of utmost importance in developing my character. Without a name, they have a very limited personality and...
Hello there, Hallex! Looking forward to seeing you around! You will find no shortage of fantasy and sci-fi writers here :D When I have writer's...
Hello, welcome! Looking forward to seeing you around <3
Agreed with Homer. "Crew" has worked for decades and for good reason. You don't say in your post specifically *why* they need to be called...
Homer, I was about to suggest Roasty or Toasty as dragon names :-) S'mores is great. I skimmed the replies here... is the name from the people...
Interesting. I hadn't thought about the inverse before, but I think it faces a similar problem to the girl trope: are they really viable...
When I wrote years ago, I would use the website "behind the name"'s name generator, choose which cultures I wanted the name to come from, pick the...
Greetings earthlings, I want to (re)introduce myself! I was on here a number of years ago - wrote a few short stories for competition - but...
I've used it twice in the past, when I was really stuck, though I find steps 1 and 2 the most helpful. Once I get there, I know where to go next....
Your story is what you make it. Tobias has good ideas about turning the typical on its head. I've read my fair share of terrible Star Trek fanfic...
Great points, Quorum. I'm in the same boat with you, OP - I'd love for my characters to engage endlessly in internal monologues, because that's...
I, also, do not read that much while in my "writing" mood. I can't concentrate on both, so I don't. My writing stops dead if a character's name...
Separate names with a comma.
