One of my male characters kills their lover/son's mother to save his son. The mother tried to kill their son. I wanted to make this a gray area in...
(Note: this character is not the protagonist of my tale in any way, but I wanted to flesh out an interesting story for him so that he may be used...
Hi everyone. I'm working on a story and I've gotten to the point where I need some input from people that are either knowledgeable about law...
I don't know how to go about my character finding out his best friend's been murdered. I already have the aftermath of him finding out in my head....
So there's a point in my novel where all of Elias's (my MC) actions and inactions culminate to begin a slip and slide where he loses control of...
I have crazy, vivid dreams at times that come out of nowhere (as in, I didn't watch a movie/show or read a book or news story that was related in...
Alright so this is a story I came up with but I'm trying to focus on one so this one has to go on the back burner for quite a while, but I wanted...
I am brand new to these forums and, in fact, joined to ask this question. In mid-grade literature, how much Murder/death and what level of detail...
Just something to get your creative juices flowing! Hey, new to this site (as in, 3 minutes ago). I am writing a short story about a serial...
hello all. i'm currently working on a crime story, and i'm testing various scenarios. what would make someone steal someone else's identity? my...
How would you write an insane character? I've got a story in mind with a woman who goes crazy after murdering her father in cold blood but I'm not...
In response to the thread on what attracts you to want to read a book, some said they would read the back cover. Here's the synopsis of one of the...
I wrote a short story where I was told the ending was fairly predictable. It wasn't my first choice in ending but I thought since my goal is to...
Having decided to opt out of Nanowrimo this year in favor of more thorough plotting for my next project, I have finally found the core problem...
Hey everybody, I'm new to this site and thought I'd say hello. I've wanted to be a writer since I was a little kid, always coming up with...
Long story short: Lot of ideas I'd like to continue working on, but as soon as I start one, another call to me and I turn my attention to it. So...
Hello, everyone! First of all, thank you in advance for any suggestions. I'll be sure to pay it forward and reply to other threads in this forum...
I have 3 ideas that I want to try to turn into longer stories, with the hope that they can reach novel length, but I can't get beyond the initial...
Ok, so I started writing this as an exercise. I just wanted to practice setting a scene and introducing characters. My husband told me about a...
Hello everyone, I am planning to write my first book. I have a plot ready in my mind. Please read the plot below. And it would be great if I...
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