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If you want to see examples of training scenes, and moving the story, I can recommend the Cradle series, by Will Wight. They're a...
Mar 28, 2024
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Hello! I'm writing stories about magic. I've thoroughly developed my magic systems, but as for WRITING them, I'm wondering about "magic...
Mar 28, 2024
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It's difficult to say, but in novels, the montage is often a quick training scene with a sentence or two about other training. And the...
Mar 27, 2024
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Thanks for the responses folks! Demesnedenoir I have decided to make the training a montage. I don't really know how to do that in...
Mar 26, 2024
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So whats happening in the story while the MC is 'training'? What happened in chapter 1 that is the introduction of the conflict? If...
Mar 26, 2024
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This is tricky, but I'm going take a blind swing here... 6k words is probably bloated even if you are moving something forward. Why...
Mar 26, 2024
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Thanks for the response! Sub/side plots are another thing I'm struggling with. I think I have some elements that could be a sub plot...
Mar 26, 2024
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One thing I forgot to mention, for a novel, you usually have more than one plot. There are usually at least two, often more. There's the...
Mar 26, 2024
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I think you have the advice wrong (or almost right, which might be worse...). Each chapter should move the story forward. But a story is...
Mar 26, 2024
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To me, it just means making progress towards the goal. Sometimes that progress may seem like loosing ground, but it's all progress. In...
Mar 26, 2024
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Have something happen relevant to the plot - news of trouble in a place the MC visits later in the story, or a despicable act by the...
Mar 26, 2024
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I generally think developing character is very important, as long as it feels like this is helping to develop the MC I'd say you're...
Mar 26, 2024
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I would suggest studying a movie or book with a vaguely similar plot. Grab your three act structure and follow along, and see how they...
Mar 26, 2024
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Hello! I've been working on actually writing chapters, but I'm concerned I'm writing "filler." I'm going back and writing a new...
Mar 25, 2024
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I think pmmg gives a good overview. And at the same time, I als think it's a good list to show that it's very often something simple and...
Mar 24, 2024
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