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Answer A: What are the different types of characters in a fictional story?
No one says you have to classify your characters, your characters are there to support the plot and overall story, how they do so is pedantic. Let's take Game of Thrones as an example, here we have a very large cast of characters. We couldn't possibly have the same show without Daenyris, so she's ab...
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almost 5 years ago
Answer A: Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic?
I believe low fantasy can encompass stories which have no magic. In some examples I've seen of low fantasy there is no magic but the setting in which it takes place is an entirely fictional world complete with fictional religious and belief systems. For example one of my favorite authors David Gemme...
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almost 5 years ago
Answer A: How do we end a description properly?
If this character is unimportant to the story presumably the other character in the scene is more important, focus more on them. > It seemed to her she would not be able to coax anything else out of him as he waved her goodbye and took a sip from his coffee. As the elevator doors closed she saw him ...
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about 5 years ago
Answer A: How can I portray a character with no fear of death, without them sounding utterly bored?
I would challenge her lack of fear, if her ability can't trigger automatically as stated in comments she should still have some fear of death, things can happen around her that she isn't aware of and there are many things that can happen before she can react to save herself. We see in Edge of Tomorr...
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about 5 years ago
Answer A: Is there a writing software that you can sort scenes like slides in PowerPoint?
You could try campfire, it's marketed as a worldbuilding and planning tool. I've also looked at Scrivener, which may have a more familiar interface to that of PowerPoint. WorldAnvil is another tool, although this one may or may not handle scene management as easily (I've not used this one extensive...
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over 5 years ago
Answer A: What makes a siege story/plot interesting?
tl dr Before the siege focus on the planning and preparation that will need to occur. The more information the rebels have about the oncoming army the more they can do to plan their defense. During the siege focus on the efforts to deal with whatever problems are arising in a reactive way. Before...
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over 5 years ago
Answer A: Too soon for a plot twist?
Just an idea but what's to stop you from writing things out of chronological order? The initial hero may turn villain 1/3 the way through chronologically but you could choose to write two distinct time lines, one following the initial hero's decent into villainy and one following the second hero whe...
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over 5 years ago
Answer A: The problem with beginning
You don't have to just say "He ran", your opening sets the stage for where the action takes place and gives us insight into the character. You can state things about the environment, what the character is thinking as he is running, what the character looks like or what their background may have been ...
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almost 6 years ago