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    Good fantasy books with nero-divergent characters

    As a person with ADD in the south, it's unbelievably common for people here especially teachers and principles to completely reject the notion of ADHD and then get all awkward when you confront them about it. Despite being diagnosed and dealing with issues and struggles related to ADD my entire...
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    Good fantasy books with nero-divergent characters

    Goku from DBZ (R.i.p Akira Toriyama) Tom Sawyer From Huckelberry Finn Gregory House (House) And while unconfirmed a definate choice is Tris Prior from (Divergent) As a kid with textbook ADD (ADHD Inattentive) I tend to relate with these characters. There are many other characters that are...
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    Soldier 1262 question

    Ha, I actually caught the rosencrantz and Gildenstern reference, there was a book about it following the lives of two of the side characters from Hamlet if I remember correctly. Quite a fitting duo for the question in point.
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    Soldier 1262 question

    This is how I feel as well, while I generally do an outline, I'm always willing to bend my own story and I never know where inspiration may come from. should I need one of those lesser used characters, I already have an idea of how they will act and Interact. Besides I feel if I create...
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    Soldier 1262 question

    I was wondering if anyone has any stories or suggestions of stories that take a very mundane, nameless character in a crowd of similar characters, and actually develops that character into something interesting and gives them a backstory etc.. also, does anyone else give backstories to all of...
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    What are your story seeds?

    I watch a lot of anime and I also like to blend contradictory themes into characters and plot. I see something generic and just try to think how I can flip it in a way that has never been or rarely been done and I put many of those concepts together into something that makes sense to me.
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    Which is scarier

    Zeke seems like a more complex character than Robin who comes off a bit shallow without more information. So id say Zeke because he has room for empathy but only uses it sparingly while showing his darker colors to outsiders.
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    Hoping to publish soon

    I world build too much as well, it's the problem I'm having too.
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    Trying to add to my world, ideas welcome

    I would suggest adding in an entire bestiary for the creatures of the world, even if you don't plan on using them all, sometimes I get really good ideas from just making up creatures.
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    Hello All, I'm writing a Seinen Style Novel

    How's it going? I joined to ask for help on writing my novel. It has heavy Shonen, Seinen vibes because anime is what inspired me to write in the first place. Hopefully I've come to the right place.
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    Hi everyone

    Hey, I'm new as well.
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