I really don't like spending too much time coming up with names, so I keep lists of names, for characters and places, which I update regularly,...
Is there something triggering (or signalling) his transition into the other character? Which personality of this character is introduced first?...
Yeah, but it's the protagonists! Even as the story is pretty short. As opposed to what evild4ve said, removing this character won't make the story...
So I've had instances where I've had a pretty clear idea of how the story goes, and a cast of somewhat quirky, even crazy characters, going about...
^^ That's a good question to ask. However, it should be noted that satiric writing for adults frequently employs antropomorphic animals.,...
OP just needs to work at normalizing the homosexuality of his plot. How? Well, he might show characters or flashbacks of other characters who are...
Not all characters have to interact with each others, as is the case in War and Peace where there's a large number of officers and politicians who...
I use lots of "Tell, don't show" in places when I realize I just need to get the story moving faster.
Okay, I hear ya. I guess there isn't a short-cut (no pun intended) going from long scripts to writing short scripts. It might a few years of trial...
Yes, I read that almost explicitly in your post. I'm talking about when writing a "joke" is much easier than writing "like a joke". (ie. when...
I don't think there's an issue with being short. I've done about a triple number of comedy sketches or vignettes with some story elements. The...
So... Maybe I should consider a different ending, or not? The current low-key ending suits the tone of my short story. It balances out the rather...
A good number of them are one-off characters, such as the freemason, or the young boy in the Moscow war (near the end) who wants to be a soldier...
This sounds like a great idea. Ever played Metroid games? Tne main character is an adventurer who is apt at using tech and weapons. Maybe the...
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