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How to Introduce a Character by Princess-Kay, literature

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How to Introduce a Character

The classical Movie Introduction Sometimes, you get a hero. Not over time, but right at the start this is your hero. He's confident, he's suave, and he always packs his shaving cream. Somehow he always manages to get that beard just right, despite the fact that you've never seen him trim. Everything about him is admirable, and you just wanna follow him like a little puppy dog because that's how AWESOME he is.it might work, but you still shouldn't do it. It's one thing for movies, where you can simply follow someone's action across the screens. In books, you want the closeness that only seeing the character fall on their face time time...

A World Building and Novel Writing Guide by Naeomi, literature

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A World Building and Novel Writing Guide

The List System - A World Building & Novel Writing Organization Guide Introduction If you are like me, you are someone who finds a lot of benefit in making lists and keeping a lot of notes. This has naturally lead me into developing my own system in organizing my numerous story projects, in a way that keeps them easily accessible, clear, and able to hold any and all Information I need. World building and Plot making are sometimes time-intensive processes. They can be spread out over long distances of time, or larger chunks of building sprees. Whatever works for you is great! If you aren't sure, listen to your whims. This is a very fl...

95 Questions To Develop Your OC Shipping! by Veidara, literature

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95 Questions To Develop Your OC Shipping!

*FREE TO USE IF YOU LINK BACK TO THIS DEVIATION • Who is the main pairing? • What type of people are they attracted to? • How did this ship come about? • Who are their other love interests? • What is the current status of their connection with those people? • What’s their history with other relationships? • What do they think of each other’s past relationships? • When did this ship first meet? • What caused them to first interact? • What were their first impressions of each other? • At what point did they feel attraction for each other? • What was going on in their lives when they started liking each other? • What things did they tend to a...

.:Defeating Writer's Block:. by Veidara, literature

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.:Defeating Writer's Block:.

Hey, even if it’s rare for you, writer’s block is something anyone who has ever began a story has encountered. Let’s face it, identify when it’s happening, and work out some solutions to fix it. Writer’s block hits people in different ways. Let’s clear the misconception right now that the art of writing comes from a depressed creative person. That could not be more FALSE. Depression in itself is the apathy, the lack of motivation and the seeming inability to find it. Overall lack of motivation what results in writer’s block, but if you still want to write and just can’t seem to do it, then I have some advice that hopefully will help you. F...

.:Take Your Story Farther:. by Veidara, literature

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.:Take Your Story Farther:.

If you want to write a novel/book, you’ve gotta be committed. You may run into writer’s block on a number of occasions or simply get bored with your story. To avoid monotony and to keep things fresh and exciting, I’m going to offer a number of suggestions for you to take your story further, to keep going, instead of just abandoning it in the dust. When you’re beginning with your plot, at first you may find yourself overwhelmed with a lot of ideas, right? Almost too much? Because you’re so excited to get going? And then when you realize just how LONG a story has to go on for to become a book, your enthusiasm kind of fizzes out? Well, no wor...

.:Hobby List For Your OCs:. by Veidara, literature

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.:Hobby List For Your OCs:.

I thought of four different categories of hobbies for characters that, hopefully, if you pick a few, will add some depth to your character as a person. There isn’t any real person who grows up with only one hobby, so think on it and figure out a few items from this list your character would be interested in. They don’t have to be good at it either! -- • Physical: o Dance o Cheerleading o Martial Arts o Gymnastics o Soccer o Volleyball o Track o Football o Hockey o Baseball o Softball o Ballet o Coaching o Choreography o Yoga o Skating o Rollerblading o Jogging o Weightlifting o Wrestling o Bowling o Hiking o Hunting o Skiing o Tennis o Boa...