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I had a thought about the external motivation, which I think is kind of missing. Suppose she had a sister, or relative in some far away... -
JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.I do have her background planned out - she's from a noble family, the marriage was one of convenience, so her husbands wealth has kept...
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And now I'm going to add a few thoughts of my own, having been lurking in this thread for a few days. Note that my comments are based on...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Oh yeah, I understand that they're joined! I'm very used to media just sweeping right over trauma responses in relation to male-based...
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I dont know how you can write a story about a woman surviving some trauma from a man, and not have the story also be about the man. They...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.So my thinking was that the ocean is somewhere she's never been - I kind of wanted her to have something that was just *hers* to escape...
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I think if you make us root for your character and empathize with their struggles, you've got most of the work done there. Because any...
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Depending on the physical issue in question, it can 100% be a wrench. Say a character recently lost a hand/arm, the wrench can be them... -
JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Honestly, I didn't even think about it being a wrench even though it will actively hinder her. :') I might've been tired and not...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Yeah, the character building is what I'm really looking forward to! It's definitely the part I have the most solid grip of (in terms of...
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This kind of sounds like it could be something like a road movie, where the character travels from place to place meeting interesting...
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It's very-very late right now, so I hope this makes sense. For me, ideas are like seeds. You plant one and you get at least two back...
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JLiana replied to the thread Idea Generation.At the core of my writing is "what do I want to communicate". Life experience and things that matter to me are my driving force, so...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Yeah, unfortunately, her husband is the bad guy. :') My bullet points, so to speak, are: she's escaped, isn't ready to trust people...
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JLiana replied to the thread How to keep a simple plot interesting?.Yeah, I think my instinct at the moment is to sort of see where she ends up lmao. I have ideas for the people she'll meet, and some of...