Something is about to happen - something significant is going to happen that affects my character. What saying can I use to kinda forebode this?...
Not that anyone does this consciously, like gets up in the morning and says 'fuck it, I'm divorcing my wife and robbing a bank for material' but...
I'm in the "researching" phase of getting my manuscript published while I wait for beta reader reviews to come back, and one thing I keep seeing...
Hey all! Lately as I have been looking over some writings, I wonder about ways to not have all my characters sound exactly the same. It's...
I'm currently working on the first fantasy novel that I'm actually attacking strategically. Meaning my first time actual world building, among...
I am new to writing fiction. I am at a stage where I write lots of little bits in a variety of different styles, seeing what works for me. I am...
I am currently working on the outline for my fantasy novel. I have decided my protagonist, my antagonists, and I have a rough outline of the...
Every time I go to create my mix of characters for a show, I find myself ending up pretty much copying the archetypes of characters from other...
Thoughts on this? The villainess (aka the main antagonist) I'm currently writing for my story is very human and lives a very active sex...
(hope this is the right place to post this) I'm creating an inland sea in the Mojave Basin area using one of the Four Horsemen, a non-meteoric...
I'm trying to create a fictional small town, and I'm feeling very much like all my estimates are off. I'm basing a lot of the tropes I want to use...
Hey there, This may be a lot to ask for a first time user of this forum, but I need serious help with a project I’m working on. I’m creating...
I was wondering about creating unique characters that are fully developed but not all the same. My current WIP takes place in a group home. There...
A part of my story takes place during the 50's of a time of war during a real historical moment in history but the characters and setting are...
hi i am currently doing a WIP and i have the story line etc i have also been researching towns to set the main plot of the story but the MC...
I'm going to, or might, try my hand at writing a story set in a southeast asian country. Like Cambodia, or Malaysia, or Singapore. A multi-ethnic...
Hello everyone! I know there may be a thread like this out there already, but if so, I don't know how to find it. Anyway, I was wondering if...
I found a youtube music channel today, and it led me to write what I'm pretty sure is one the best works I've personally ever done. The mood and...
If you are writing a fantasy or a science fiction, how do you come up with the year(s) its all taking place? The first example that comes to mind...
I've been wanting to create a character first before the plot or even "the main idea" and get them in trouble and see what happens. I read...
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