DISCUSSION TIME!! So, um... this will require backstory. Basically, I’m playing a game called ’Horizon: Zero Dawn’ where you play as a woman...
So I'm writing a series of novels that focuses on war. In the next to last novel I decided that a battle goes horribly wrong, killing essentially...
Hello, I am new to this site. I am planning a novel that follows 5 main characters and just wanted some insight on how to organise the book so it...
I think I figured out what my main issue with my character was and why the narration was so hard for me when it came to him. I thought it was...
Good day everyone, The question I have is regarding who owns the legal rights to characters in a book I've sold the rights to. Some background:...
I have one character who is an old man. Big beard, walks with a cane, occasionally forgets where hr put his teeth. My mind's eye has a perfect...
When searching on google a bit, I found a lot of "charts" used to create fictive characters. Going into name, age, ethnic background, religion,...
I was wondering how many main/ significant characters can be introduced in one chapter or scene before it becomes "too many" for the readers to...
So i am in the process of really developing my characters and i have decided that it would be easier and better for me to take characters from...
Hi dear writers, I read this advice somewhere: Avoid dialog tags if you can and use actions instead. Have your character do things during the...
When writing dialogues between unnamed character, especially for abstract characters with no titles and lacking descriptions of any significance,...
I am aware of Arlene but don't particularly like that name for my character, however, I am pretty sold on the name Arli. I think I would prefer a...
Hey so, I'm feeling kinda stuck on what to do to fill in my chapters. My story is about a woman who's had her heart broken bad but she's falling...
Rundown of my opening chapter, where I introduce the main characters and start the plot. My protagonist, Ginzaekh, is hunting with his two...
Can a serial killer go around killig people just because he wants to? He has no reason for doing it other than he likes to kill A rich man robs a...
In my story, one character treats another character favorably, but for no particular reason. He wants to " hang out " but has no reason to invite...
I think of creating a character first before choosing what gender identity they are and what their sexuality is, and their ethnicity, for the most...
My story has several main characters, and I am aiming to give them really clear and distinct personalities and back stories. I want them to be...
This is a total noob question, so I apologize in advance, but I've struggled with this internally for too long and I'd like to get on with my...
My passion in life is cars, mostly older ones from the '80s, '90s and early '00s. My first published work was in car magazines, and I can't quite...
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