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I’m on! I also need to do dishes, but I’ll be checking in a bunch.
Vulkasin…he wouldn’t tell me his story. Maybe that’s my fault for not working with him much, but it just wouldn’t come out. I’m making a little progress right now, so hopefully he’ll get on paper easier soon.
But yeah. He’s been a problem.
And anyone reading this who doesn’t understand author talk would probably think I’m mentally ill. XD
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Fork the Gork@koshka XD I understand…
I could try to help if you’d like!
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"And so I left this world just as I had entered it. Confused."
Well, his problem right now is basically that I don’t know what happens in his climax. Or much of the rest of his story. I mean, I know scenes and some plot points, but the beats after the mid point are all sort of…foggy.
I’ve been working a bit on him, which is why I even have a midpoint, but even so I can’t seem to get the second half clear. Today I started to try out using note cards for his plot points. Not one card has words on it yet. Maybe I’ll have to work on them more tomorrow.
What plotting methods, if any, do you use?
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Fork the Gork@koshka ah, are you using save the cat? That’s honestly what I use the most. Truthfully I’m a Plantser, a cross between a plotter and a pantser, so a lot of things come as I go along. Not even as I’m drafting…considering I’m not even drafting much rn XD, it’s honestly come to me from daily life, a lot of times at night when I’m lying in bed lol. Idk if ur a plotter, but even if u are….perhaps with Vulkasin, the best advice, if ur truly stuck, would be, if you’ve got Everytbing else figured out and it’s just him ur struggling with, start writing and pants When it comes to his character arc. U might be surprised what happens.
u can also go back and plan his character arc later to fit with ur other planning 😊
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#ProtectSebI am using Save the Cat, and yes. I am a plotter. Most of my ideas come at night too! Maybe that’s just how they work. *Shrug*
I’ll probably try that and at least see where it takes me. Hopefully it’ll get me writing again, instead of ignoring the utter chaos of my characters’ lives. Thanks for the advice! =)
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For mine, I have 2 series that run along something similar to your plot, in that someone gets kidnapped and the other MC has to do/give something to the villain in order to get the 1st MC back. Neither of them are fantasy. The 1st one: my MC has this amazing memory and the villain basically sucks it out of his brain. Yes, I know, it’s creepy but it’s Sci-fi so… lol. The 2nd: the 2nd MC doesn’t know what the villain wants (that’s part of the villain’s scheme) but eventually they’ll find out the villain wants a billion dollar ring that they (the protagonists) never realized was in their possession. Anyway, those are my plots. I hope that sparks some inspiration.
@sarafini OKAY THAT FIRST ONE?! SOUNDS SO COOL!!!! Not even gonna lie….I kinda wanna read that now XD
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#ProtectSeb@sarafini they end up ok in the end right? Ik some books have uhh u know the bad character arcs, to show readers certain things, but if ur Charrie is a good Charrie then…I’m hoping it’s a good ending? Lol.
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Yup! Aw, thanks! I wasn’t sure if anyone would be. Now, I definitely want to put it out for critiquing. I can tag you when I do if you want. 😊
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The only ones who are not fine are the villains (of course) and a side character (in the 1st series I talked about). 😉
@sarafini oh ya definitely tag Meh! Also, good! Tho I’m curious bout the side Charrie now 🤔
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If you want a spoiler I talked about it on the WIP spoilers channel otherwise stay away. Lol. You actually won’t find out about him for at least a year though. 😭 I still have to write book 2 and 3 (close to the end of book 3, you’ll find out 😉).
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