All my characters are definitely inspired by people I know. Writers write what they know right? But how do I know if I'm projecting too much of...
I am currently struggling with a character named, Xanthe. Her backstory so far is that she was captured and enslaved, but how her captor would do...
I'm writing a fantasy series and I plan to make one of the characters meek and simple-minded at first, but how would I go about it?
So my protagonist is a coward at the beginning of the novel and I want her to gradually show the dark feelings that piled up due to people...
In the story I'm writing there are a lot of characters who have roles in contributing to the plot, but are out of the main focus of the story. For...
So, I have a character that re-occurs within the 3 books I wish to write, and every other character changes. He's not actually alive, but is a...
To my relief, I recently found this website/forum, when I searched for information for my ongoing piece Im writing now. I hope this is the right...
Okay, I am trying to write a story with the main character as a blonde hair German female. She is a General of the military fighting an alien...
Hello everyone. As an introduction to myself, I am new to this forum and also new to novel writing. I may possibly be on the spectrum (but we...
I've run into a sad situation and realized it was best to cut one of the characters from my novel. The character is almost identical to my main...
I'm still in the very first draft, but I'm getting in quite a pickle with a substantial cast of characters and a lot of activity in a lot of...
I've noticed that when I write... I have a specific plot or anything. I don't plan out the story or the characters... its all ordered in my mind...
Hi everyone, my name's Josh. I'm a university student at Bournemouth Uni, currently in my third year. I'm doing a creative dissertation at the...
one idea would be to write as if you were the opposite sex but under a narrative style using the first person then third person. I have done...
I'm working on a piece right now and I need help with the names of one of my main characters. The piece is set in the near future following an...
I'm in the middle of researching for a sci-fi and a lot of my characters are anthros. They are all the types of animals people list as evil such...
So this may be an odd question but I am of Eastern European descent so for me Slavic names resonate the best. My characters tend to have...
I always have a hard time with character development. My biggest concern is the amount of characters needed. I mean I have my main characters (my...
OK I need Double entendre help I have a male(Zake) female(Kaira) characters and their friends meeting their future selfs. Kaira notices her...
I want to show my readers what my main character's childhood was like to explain more who she is the way she is. the problem is keeping it...
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