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The content you provided is very interesting. So, I tried to make a premise statement: What if a young member of the order has to face threats while attending school but the only way to do so is to join forces with few students who have their own reasons to fight? In what way could I improve it?

You are right that it doesn't seem like a good reason. There needs to be some kind of "reward" for doing it. I understand what you are saying. The protagonist needs a personal goal. But how do you make a goal personal? Is trying to protect yourself personal? Saving the world means saving...

Well, it is his duty to protect people as he is part of the order. He wouldn't join the villains because he dislikes people who hurt innocent people. I imagine most people would side with who they consider are the good guys.

I have a general premise, some story elements and some world building. The premise is: A young person is a part of an order that protects people from all kinds of threats you would expect in a fantasy (conspiracies, evil creatures, oppressive rulers,...). He joins a special school to learn how...

Let say a hero joins a group that is not in his ordinary world. But then he spends years there. And then the adventure starts. So, what if Harry Potter went to Hogwarts, spent years and became a skilled wizard and only then he goes on the true adventure. Does his new world become his ordinary...

Thank you. These links seem very interesting. Especially the questions mention some things you might not really consider.

So, most of the time when someone mentions story structure, most people mention books about story structure. These tend to be about the general ideas, such as hero's journey and other views that split the story in a few different parts and explain why they are necessary. These are usually...

What are the things you should know when you write political intrigue? Are there any guides or books about it? I know that you should read historical and fictional books. But how can you learn more about writing political intrigue?

I don't see a problem if she becomes pregnant. There already are many female characters that become pregnant at some point. Even in Harry Potter, Ginny and Hermione were probably pregnant at some point, probably. But most people were talking about pregnant woman fighting. I agree that...

It is not besides the point. One requires you make up extra stuff, the other does not. That explains some things. But even so, it requires a much better explanation than a woman who is not with a child. That is true. But if the woman needs to fight opponents, there already exists an obstacle...

But you don't need to make up any new facts, the probability already suggests that the prince is a better choice. Unless you give more information. Likewise, the idea that a woman is pregnant suggests she is at a disadvantage compared to a woman who is not pregnant. Obviously, I am not...

Well, I meant thinking in greater detail and following someone's flow of thoughts. These thoughts can be about everday things, philosophical ideas and other things.

Would it bother you if the thoughts of a main character or one of the protagonists in a fantasy were often shown thinking deeply? Would it bother you if it actually showed what the character thought and not just one or a few sentences explaining an idea that the main character thinks. Most...

I don't understand what some of you are trying to say. Women do have a variety of roles in fantasy. There are plenty of "non-action chicks". There are plenty of girls who want to play princesses, dress up and things like that. There are plenty of mothers. What makes you think women are...

I often wonder about the way writers write. I started to wonder about things they write and why they write them. For example, why do they describe something? Do they think it needs to be described? Obviously, if the description is relevant to the story, you would include it. But why have...