Jan 10, 2020 · Discussion in 'Plot Development' started by Urocyon, Sep 29, 2020. In my current novel, I have a very important character "L", who's off-screen death in the first pages is the catalyst for the protagonist's entry into the story and all major events after.

Jan 14, 2010 · One idea I've had in the back of my head for a while (I don't chase plot bunnies, I chase friggin' book bunnies, okay?!) about a world where everything...

Jun 7, 2020 · Urocyon Member. Joined: Sep 24, 2020 Messages: 51 Likes Received: 47 Location: Montana. If you do decide ...

Feb 2, 2019 · Urocyon said: ↑ I personally like "hard" anthropomorphism, particularly in Fantasy, where the animalistic attributes far outweigh any human characteristics, such as in C.S. Lewis' Narnia. I've read many Anthro stories where the anthropomorphism seemed gimmicky: if I wasn't explicitly told the characters were particular species, I would never ...

Jan 8, 2017 · I still feel like it is a dying character trope. Mostly because the idea of wielding "seductiveness" as a weapon is generally demeaning towards women.

Jan 26, 2013 · Here the whole story is just a description, and that description needs to convey a whole story. What I try to do here is contrast the harshness of the mundane things - the grass that tickle the legs and eyes, the heat, the lack of cover - with the serenity of the fantastical.

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Jan 14, 2010 · Zen and the Art of Writing is a great book for this! Bradbury talks a lot about how he'd sit and write down the things that scared him as a child, remember all the spooky things that lurked at the top of his stairs.

Sep 19, 2020 · 1) The Love Triangle 2) "I'm so ugly" The rest of the world "OMG he/she is devastatingly gorgeous!" 3) The Chosen One or one who gets a title they have no earned (not always a cliche but it really irritates me.