Ok. Villains are art for itself. I mean, a boring villain doesn't entertain! But villains haven't to be always human. I mean, look at Jurassic Park, there the villains are the raptors or even nature itself. In the Lunar Chronicles there is an evil queen but also a virus, which is kinda plague...
Well. Let's say your story's about a woman, who wants to make dinner. There you can write a lot about. But the basics stakes are:
1. Looking for a recipe
2. Go shopping
3. Making dinner
4. Serve it.
Sounds boring, huh? But how about a hostage-taking during shopping? Or that the house burns...
pmmg I wouldn't suggest that mythology is fantasy. Ok. It's from the human mind. But often fantasy steals stuff for its own stories. Greek mythology was originally a RELIGION.
I would write: The dude support Kevin. He took Kevin’s arm and put it around his neck. Oh! Hopefully, there was no hot chick. It's so embarrassing!, Kevin hobbled. He shouldn't have skated that handrail along. What has it brought? Right. Nothing but a broken leg. Great! So much about becoming...
Well. I think it matters, which story structure you use. Are use using the Hero’s Journey? Then, it isn't such easy but it's possible. Just think of Harry Potter and compare it with Percy Jackson. Harry has Dumbledore as a Mentor, Percy has Chiron as his mentor. In the film, it's the same! While...
Maybe you have chosen this topic during a debate with friends, too. – What’s the difference between fantasy and science fiction? Or is science fiction even a sub-genre of fantasy? MY answer to the 2nd questions is: NOPE, it isn’t it.
Fantasy
Ok. – What’s, in my opinion, fantasy? Of course...
Firefly Ok. I checked it so far. But how about the setting? Hogwarts has a different mood and atmosphere than the St. Vladimir Academy from the book Vampire Academy. I mean, it's a different mood if my character run away from a poodle instead of a serial killer. (Ok. It would be more or less the...
Is 3rd limited POV just a synonym for the deep point of view? Little real-life story: When I sat in my English lessons, my English teacher repeated the Point of view. I wondered why she didn’t write the deep POV on the blackboard. I mean, (ok. It’s a newer one. But hey!) many bestsellers were...
Firefly Yeah. I wanted reason with that. But she treats English as if there wouldn't be any slang. Well... When I'm speaking, I use an eastern British accent. And guess what! My English teacher said it would be wrong. Sorry that I don't use the Oxford accent. Nobody – except English learners...
pmmg That American friends thinks you write it on the weekend. But I know, the formal British English uses at the weekend. She doesn't still want to believe me that I'm right. I learned in school that we should use at, not on. On is the American way. However, in Germany, we aren’t allowed to use...
Hey, guys!
Bestseller novels have a fit mood. Why should a horror story have a happy mood? Why should a comedy story have a dramatic atmosphere? It doesn’t fit! But how do you create one? I mean, I can describe my character’s face or the weather around him, it doesn’t create a mood, which can...