worldbuilding World Building Development Questions for your Original Stories! This article is a follow up to last week’s article on world building concepts, so, I’m assuming you understand what world building is, how it works, and why it’s important; so if you haven’t read it yet, check it out! Now, let’s get into it…
worldbuilding How to Develop World Building Concepts ‘World building’… a common term you may or may not be familiar with. To put it in the frame of your OCs, world building is creating the world that exists around and gives context to your character and their story. Whether you’re looking to create a cool new collaborative
writing How to Name Your Characters with Meaning You have a new cool original character that is a surefire hit. She’s got skill, an insanely complex backstory, and a sword the size of a front door. You know, everything you need to write a dozen bestselling novels. The only problem is that you don’t have a name.
writing 10 Things to Do Before Writing a Story There’s no perfect guide to writing a story, which means there aren’t universal steps to preparing to write a story either. Every writer is different and the goal should be to find the structure that works for you.
creative Backstory Building Questions for Your OCs Questions to help develop your OC’s backstory Backstory isn’t always a crucial part of an OC, but it’s part of what makes your OC interesting and exciting for others. Sure, cool art is one thing, but learning that your OC has a cool scar because of a
storytelling 5 Examples of Effective Story Twists Twists can elevate or wreck your story. Twists are trying to surprise the audience, and the audience likes to feel smart. Readers like to feel a step ahead, so if you are you to try to pull one over on them, it has to be clever and fun.
storytelling How to Write a Compelling Monster I probably watch more monster movies and read more monster fiction than most people, which is exactly why I also feel confident making this grandiose statement… the majority of this genre is bad. So how do you write a great monster story and not discount schlock?
storytelling Ways to End a Story Concocting a good ending can seem like a daunting task. It’s the final beat, image, or idea a reader will get from your story. An ending is so important that many, including me in our article on things to do before writing a story, would suggest having it in mind before you even begin writing.
creative World Building Using Genres “Okay, I know what world building is, but what do genres have to do with anything?” Well, let’s start by defining what a genre is! If you listen to music or read a lot of novels, you’ll probably already know that songs and books are categorized by genre.
storytelling Ways to Start a Story When starting your next story, consider experimenting with one or multiple of these to see if they can help you create a hook so good that anyone who gives your first page a glance has to keep reading.
storytelling 8 Goals to Assign to Your Scenes When you craft a scene for your story, you can create a simple list of goals that will guarantee you don’t technically “waste” a single scene.
