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    Magical Incantations & other methods of casting magic

    In my WIP, our world entered a great war and the Earth's population decreased enormously. Governments recognized this and began using chemically-based weaponry that would target certain people or groups of people based on genetics. This way, they could kill who they wanted, but not further...
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    Writing from the "antagonist's" POV?

    Good point, I shouldn't be focusing so much on my next stories in the timeline.
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    Writing from the "antagonist's" POV?

    Neither of my protagonists die in the first story. But I think I may have two protagonists through the trilogy to shine light on the anti-hero...perhaps to even convince the reader that what they're doing is justified.
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    Writing from the "antagonist's" POV?

    Yes, I think it would be nice experiment. I do plan on making a trilogy, though. Would it be inconsistent to have two protagonists in the first story, and the other two have only one POV?
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    Magic System Source

    One way you could bind a land's people and the land to each other is for the land itself to have the magic. For instance, the air could have particles of magic within it, which it's people use to power their magical abilities. Or the earth itself could have magic pouring out of it, but it never...
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    Writing from the "antagonist's" POV?

    Thanks for everyone's responses, they're very interesting. What I'm now considering I need some advice on. What if I were to switch POVs between the "good guy" in the story and the "bad guy", creating two protagonists each against each other's goals?
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    Writing from the "antagonist's" POV?

    I've decided that the way my story is structured, it would be impossible to make her the protagonist. I plan on making her the successful one in the end, though. Perhaps in the next story, she becomes the protagonist. This would work because she will lose her power when she escapes...thoughts?
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    Writing from the "antagonist's" POV?

    I have a common character throughout my stories. I'm not sure if others experience this, but in every recent story idea I've thought of I have the same antagonist- same face, similar bodies, very similar personalities, the same character over and over again acting as the antagonist. I realized...
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    Does A Story Need A Main Character?

    Okay, cool. I won't feel uncomfortable doing that now.
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    Looking for an idea for a fantasy novel...

    Find inspiration. What are your other hobbies besides writing? Mine is music, fashion, and photography. When I listen to a song- it's hard to explain- ideas can just spring into the complex labyrinth in my head I call a brain. Interesting clothes or costumes can create characters for my story...
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    Does A Story Need A Main Character?

    I never would have thought I'd be asking this question, but in my current story there's a bunch of different characters performing different parts of a mission to achieve the same goal. I have a main character in the beginning, but I feel it would be impossible to solely concentrate on the main...
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    Name for a substance

    Consider the following: vita, caput, stamen, anima, animula, vigor, spiritus, lumen, alacritas, medium, spirabilis
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    HELP ME choose names for main characters!!! SUPER important, thanks :D

    Ailound and Bendoraun are a little confusing. I recommend going with the first male names and the second female name- Gendorn, Bendoraun, and Kamira.
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    Novel vs Screenplay?

    Thanks for everyone's advice. I want control of my work, so I'm gonna stick with novels.
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    Novel vs Screenplay?

    Hey Scribes! I was wondering, how unrealistic is it to sell a screenplay to a studio or production team? I'm pretty interested that I could perhaps write my story as a screenplay and sell it, but I doubt it's very easy. Opinions? Advice from people who have tried this?
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