Arcanist Lupus‭

You're unconsciously limiting yourself within your rules I decided to go to a baby name website and find some real names that fit your restrictions. Anna Amber Amy Audrey Alice Adele Angel Ali Ap...

posted 7y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Short answer: No, you do not need to kill the villain. Long answer: The hero's journey is an archetypal path that many stories use to show the growth and progress of their main character. This ...

posted 9y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Fake swear words are a staple, particularly in otherworld fantasy and science fiction. But most of the fake swear words that I can think of are real words, just not ones that are typically used as...

posted 9y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Killing a minority character isn't a problem in itself. The problem is that western media (particularly film) has a long tradition of killing of minority characters and leaving white protagonists t...

posted 9y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

There's a concept that I'm rather fond of regarding story resolution called "promises to the reader" The idea is that every story promises things to the readers, and failing to fulfill those promi...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Find good Beta Readers It would be lovely if you had the time to become an expert in all the various different facets of life which are involved in your story. But you don't. Nobody has time for...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

The thing about originality is that originality is judged from the reader perspective. A reader will only consider a story a retread if it's similar to one they already know. You see this effec...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

It depends on your character arcs Switching POVs to a secondary character is actually incredibly common in romance series. Each book completes the romantic arc of a single couple, and then the se...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

You're looking for a random story generator There are lots of those on the internet. The first one I found Plot Generator. It gave me quite a few prompts that weren't child-suitable, but I hit g...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Story is driven by conflict. Conflict is driven by character desires. Conflict is a struggle between a character who wants something and the things that are preventing them from getting what they...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Find a style guide and stick with it. Style guides are more than just comments - they cover all parts of your code from how you name your variables to how you structure your code. Good style guid...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Write from their POV This is basically the same solution as everyone else has provided, and can actually be combined with most of them. Pick a scene - be it an out of world interview, or a scene ...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

My two favorite depictions of nightmares in fiction are the Nightmare Song in Iolanthe and Harry's nightmare in Sorcerer's Stone: Perhaps Harry had eaten a bit too much, because he had a very s...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Portray the emotions of your viewpoint character. In general, when using a limited viewpoint you should only be describing the details that your viewpoint character notices. And how you describe a...

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Write first, ask questions later. The best way to understand your story is to write it. This means that sometimes you need to put words on the page before you know where those words will take you....

posted 8y ago by Arcanist Lupus‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭