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How to create a plot given theme and settings? I often find myself coming up with seemingly compelling premises and world settings, but unable to come up with equally compelling character or plot. For example, I am currently thinking about a premise where a desert empire's emperor becomes obsessed with building a tower, and mobilizing the entire... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Dealing with inability to sustain interest in an idea I frequently have the problem of starting a story with an idea—either one recently conceived or one held in mind for months, even years—only to find it bland or boring after a day or so and abandoning it. I have developed two partially effective strategy for this: 1. Finish a story idea as quickly ... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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How to make the murder's identity less obvious, or make the obviousness not matter? I'm writing a short story following the first person perspective of the MC, who is a young, male writer of horror stories. He goes on a cruise with his girlfriend and their friends, and, unsurprisingly, the MC is a murderer, who proceeds to kill off everyone (56 total) on the boat one by one (as well... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Should I, and how should I develop a "filler character"? TL;DR How should I (if at all) develop the personality, character trait, character development and motivation of a character in a core trio whose role in the story is (thus far) only to be a mechanical supplement in combat? Context I'm writing something that superficially resemble a fantasy fictio... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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How could a paragon character be an antagonist? I want to write a story featuring two main characters--Al and Bob. In the beginning, Al, the paragon, will be a kind, friendly, competent and well-liked, whereas Bob, the protagonist, is unliked, vindictive and selfish. The setting is, at least superficially, in a fantasy-fiction world, where a cit... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Would it be possible to create a character without substantial motivation? The character I describe is in fact reflective of somebody I know in real life--a kind of nihilist who finds all pursuits and goals "hollow and ridiculous", as the person says. This inevitably implies that the person in question live day by day on trivial concerns--the pursuit of food, shelter and id... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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How to portray a passively arrogant character? How can I portray a character who does not actively seek attention, but is still vain and self-superior? Since I don't know how much information you will need, I will list everything I think might be relevant below, so you can choose what you think matters to read: Plot overview Some monsters atta... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Are there any successful precedents of "gentle" fourth-wall-breaking? The following is a paraphrased snippet of something I wrote, it is a conversation between the protagonist--a nihilist teenage boy--and an alien sociologist who communicates to him via telepathy, so the dialogue is private. > Alien: so, you don't want to go to the night club and get laid at all? The ... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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How to use narcissism productively in writing? I write mostly fictions. However, I am an apathetic-type narcissist, which means I cannot understand other people's feelings and thoughts easily, if at all. As a result, all my characters who are not modeled based on myself are dreadfully unconvincing, and even I notice how improbable their motivati... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |