As I study the business of writing, I'm learning that one of the best ways to drive readers to your work on line is to have a lot of work...
Hi folks, Looking for some opinions. I'm currently on chapter four of my WIP. It's a dystopian world written in third person omniscient. The...
The protagonist and his brother are Indians. The brother is older than the protagonist by 6 years. He is a model student and a devoted son. But...
Hi folks, first post so here goes. I have been developing two characters and their story world for years. Whenever I write something it's usually...
My story has a massive backstory that comes into it pretty early on and I'm struggling to find that balance between explaining the backstory and...
Hey all, I wanted to discuss about this topic as I don't see too much talk about maps! Personally, maps are very important for me to figure out...
I read books now with an eye for what I can apply to my writing skills. Backstory was a key reason I didn't read past the first chapter in a book...
So, I'm writing a realistic fiction piece/novel/novella/thing/whatever you want to call it, and my two main characters (male & female) have a...
My mc has no boring back story, in fact he has no back story. "I don't need to bore my readers with all that telling..what a smart writer I am" I...
How much back-story and world history should you describe in the beginning? The world is a fairly busy place in this story, with much potential...
Here's the scenario: the story is already nearing its end, about 2/3 through or so, and because of how the plot unfolds, it's necessary to...
I'm trying to round out my characters in a novel I'm revising post-first-draft, and I could use the community's input with my main/POV character....
I'm creating a samurai warrior who is named Kenichi Yamamoto. He's from Feudal Japan.
In the psOne game, The Legend of Dragoon, the main character, Dart has a memento from his father (who is missing) which turns out to be a powerful...
So I have this main character that suffers from mental distress and depression, but he doesn't express the pain he goes through mentally, so he...
How important do you feel setting a rigid back story is for your character before you start to write the story you are trying to tell? How does...
Hey everybody, In my Child Development class in grad school, I am required to analyze a fictional book character on how their childhood affected...
I've noticed in a lot of works, notably fantasy, the main character (before the plot picks up) had a normal life. Basically, there is nothing in...
I took a writing class this summer, and the teacher and students kept saying you shouldn't include big chunks of back story in your text. You...
Now in my future Masterpiece:D I want to write a wide variety of characters who are both really entertaining and interesting. Now I know that's...
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