My protagonist's father, Dranolin, was approached by a warlock called Dalgorax, who was helping these creatures called seed-cats create and breed...
Caution: lengthy read ahead. I could probably give this thread starter a variety of titles or at least a few variations on the one I went with....
Hi I'm struggling to find info on what would happen in this situation: Character 'A' attacks and inflicts grievous bodily harm on 'B'. 'A'...
I finished a new short story (25 pages) over the weekend. I think it's a good short story. I like the plot and the story in general, but... I'm...
In one of my stories, which takes place in an academy type setting (Common trope, I know), I'm having difficulty deciding on the main character. I...
Hi all, I'm in the process of outlining a character arc for the protagonist in a trilogy. The idea I had is for the protagonist to go through a...
Hi, I've been writing a murder mystery but I'm stumped on a key aspect of the plot. The background: Following the dissapearance of 19 year old...
A common recommendation seems to be to write what you know emotionally. I can’t write what I want, so I’m thinking about changing the conflict...
It's one of the villains in the story, not a main antagonist or anything like that I was wondering what's a good way to make an ice creature...
One of my characters pretty much moves every plot element and other character in the story. But she's not the 'real' active main character with...
Here are the choices (all women): daenerys targaryen (Game of Thrones) katiness everdeen (Hunger Games) ava (Ex-Machina) Deus ex machina is a...
I've started working on a story set in World War 2 and in it, the main character is going to go into hiding from the Nazis. Her parents are in the...
Does anyone else do this - example below. I'm pulling together 'mood boards' for my characters, and using those to begin sketching them out...
I am in the beginning stages of drafting an idea for a new story. What I have at the moment are two female main characters, one character who will...
With my story, I want the genetic ties between two of my characters to be very obvious to the reader so they know that the reason the second one...
Built on an idea my Ph.D. candidate son-in-law said. It would make a great near future Science Fiction world. But for the life of me, I can't...
Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has broached the subject of stereotypical high school archetypes and if so, has anyone written...
I'm writing a story and have five characters. I was thinking of keeping their ages vague and listing them as being 18-21. I was wondering, would...
How would I explain this within the story? What would be the cause of her not having vocal cords at such a young age? I've considered saying that...
I DID NOT MAKE THESE VIDEOS. I thought it would be of benefit to other people if I shared this three part series. While the creator, The Man...
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