Perhaps they don't need the souls per sé, but are driven by some form of animosity against the souls. You could take the "Light vs. Dark"...
There are a myriad of cultures in my Trilogy, spread out over a world which equal about 2x the size of Earth. As such, I think it would seem out...
As long as Guy B is likable throughout the storyline I think it'll work. If I'm in love with Guy A throughout the book, and then dorky Guy B gets...
To answer your immediate question, no, I'm not at all opposed to the 'Chosen One' spin. In fact, I think that course for a storyline is so...
While I lack the details surrounding your work, I don't see why the characters association with the modern conflicts would cause controversy. On...
The supporting characters in the beginning of my book are not required to progress the storyline past the first initial chapters. However, for...
Who say's you need a pre-existing mythical creature to go off of? You could always craft a new one yourself, unique and specific to your storyline.
David Edding in his Belgariad series employed a form of spell on the MC's ginormous sword he carried in the later two books of the series which...
I think it depends a lot on how relevant the history is to the overarching plot. If the story can be told without a history behind it, I think the...
I noticed on many (if not all) the works of fiction I read that there is an excerpt somewhere on the Copywrite page that reads: "All characters in...
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