My novel begins (and ends) at the very end of the story. The first and last chapters, set chronologically at the story's resolution, are a frame...
Try to argue the message of the allegory through the story itself (rather than just have characters spout it). Use imagery and symbolism...
Satyakama Jabala (Main Character) Dattatreya Avadhuta (Protagonist) Janaka Videha (King, somewhat Antagonist) Hemachuda Maya (MC's love interest)...
What does a character's preference for gello or distate for Italian cuisine add to a story- or even character complexity? What is the relevance of...
The 'peculiar traits' are stupid and won't add anything at all to your story (they also reek of trying too hard to fashion unique characters). I'd...
I use minimal description unless a character's appearance is important to the story in some specific way.
The best tragic characters tend to make the wrong decision in the heat of the moment, either through some fault or flaw in their very nature, or...
This being a grand metaphor for his general lack of self-awareness, presumably? I like it.
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