Your characters have their own ideas about the ones they're talking to. For example, I have a character that tries to be really kind and is...
I have to agree with what other said: Usually, superpowered characaters are not very interesting. Only if you don't focus on the "power" part and...
A story is about (some form of) a protagonist and (some form of) an antagonist who (willingly or unwillingly) prevents the protagonist from simply...
Well, for that you need to ask yourself the following questions: Why do they divide themselves? Just to procreate? Or for some other reason? What...
Well, usually I don't name a character based on what kind of person they are. After all, they only become that kind of person when they grow up,...
For someone who just practices some petty theft, but does have a bit of experience, the most common thing would be to look for a diffrent point of...
First, I make a characters sheet. And you know what I fill in the sheet? NOTHING. AT. ALL. But the sheet is there, empty. It's quite an extensive...
Quote: "Though I'm not sure if it'd work if an entire race was named by plant names or something." (haha, i messed up the quote thingey). Well,...
Seriously? This: They are *not* two industries looking for the *same succesfull ending*. You yourself are not looking for an ending. You're...
Jannert: "Well, said, Mask. This is a REALLY important concept for every writer to grasp. The info-dump happens when writers don't understand how...
It's fun that so many people manage to comment on "blood type". The things I find funny are "Biography" and "other". I mean, biography is...
ON TOPIC: i think that a lot of people think that medieval humans were dumber because they can't understand the difference between intelligence...
It really depends on the story and setting. I am currently writing two stories. In one story, the characters "just have names" as in: I can name...
Interesting that so many people prefer to write in the evening or late at night. Same for me. I write best after 22:00 hours. The best days...
Separate names with a comma.