I think for me, the most obvious way I can think of that one of my hobbies has bled into my writing life is my Boardgaming hobby. In my main WIP the political mastermind character is also a really big tabletop gamer and uses that as a metaphor for his political machinations.

I would say that Villains in a loose sense are always necessary to a story since usually the conflict between whatever is your antagonist (Villain) and your protagonist (hero) will be driving the plot.

That said, antagonist (villain) is quite a loose term since it could be anything from a inanimate storm the protagonist must survive…[Read more]

That is a little weird… are you in collage?

Not yet (wish). I’m just applying right now and History major is what I’ve been putting in the prospective major slot.

Thats, all…?

Yes. Unless it’s folk horror…

Ive never read or watched Monty Python (wait is there a book AND a movie?) But from what I have heard it sounds well mad…

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Drama-

@the_lost-journal

Horror – I think horror is pretty amazing when done well. I don’t usually watch horror movies, but a good Steven King book can be phenomenal. Like others have said I feel like (just like any genre) it comes down to how the stories are executed and if it has a good message.

Historical Fiction- I don’t usually…[Read more]

Thanks, I really did enjoy the game and some of the arcs definitely gave me some interesting character ideas. Persona 5 is basically a game where you play as a Japanese High school student who has the power to break into peoples minds and steal their corrupted desires.

(I know this technically sorta isn’t a movie/tv show but I feel like JRPGs technically sorta count as anime)

I just finished Persona 5 The Royale and it was amazing. 🤩 I don’t know if anyone else on here would have played the game but I really liked it. The final act had a surprisingly good finale and I definitely felt really imme…[Read more]

I’d say as long as the guy draws something that reflects his personality it will be fine. Think about why he draws what he draws. If you need help there maybe think about why you draw what you draw and extrapolate that onto him (and see if you can find a deeper reason than the things you draw being girly.)

Personally I could see him d…[Read more]

Messed up your tag ^^

No problems there. Thanks for fixing it though.

Lol. Probably is more of a personality thing. I am INFP.

Yea, I feel like the over correction thing is a big issue in modern media. I personally didn’t really realize it in rings of power but more because I feel like the female MC of that show just has the general level of plot armorieness of fantasy warrior characters w…[Read more]

Sadly I have suspended my crunchy roll subscription until after college apps are done.

I agree with most of what @calyhuge has already said in regards to Aaron.

My main advise is to just follow his current character design and/or think about how dudes in your own life would approach the situation.

I feel like from my experience and what you’ve provided than if Aaron chooses to go down the greif hole might e…[Read more]

For me a lot of my characters draw inspiration from either A.) Historical figures/real people or B.) other fictional charcers or C.) Specific theoretical archetypes. Often times when I struggle with character personalities I return to the scraps of others which make…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing. Your plot board looks amazing.

I would also agree that the Faytag pyramid is a good starting ground. It gets really interesting when you start thinking about the story as more of a Faytag mountain made up of multiple litter Faytag peaks.

My biggest piece of plotting advice is probably to first figure out who…[Read more]

Love that article. Also love the bee (and you know its exstintions)

I will start by saying I am kind of a techhie.

I also ❤️ Open AI (ChatGPT)

But I would also say using AI to write things or do non-prototyping imaging is extremly unethical. Mostly just because of the way the AI works (a quick google search (or honestly asking chaGPT) can probably explain this better than me).

In terms of…[Read more]

Oh. Sorry for jumping to conclusions. I do wonder if there is a connections in the name.

The teachers and parents say it is a “Celebration of what you’ve learned”

Hmm. 🤔 I think I remember hearing a similar line from one of my teachers describing finals last year…

Possibly The Ducktator is referencing college boards new testing app. They moved the SAT and some of the APs digital this year and you have to use a computer app called blue book to take them.

I personally liked the digital SAT but will miss doing my AP Lang test by hand. I was really looking forwards to my hand feeling like it’s g…[Read more]

I shall vote for contemporary.

Lol. I completely feel you. My writing life has also slowed down like crazy (and self discipline… hehe, *looks at personal finance homework tab*). I’m trying to get back to it though I have switched projects recently.

Hopefully the old draft reading goes well. I feel like going through old drafts/prototypes can generally be…[Read more]

Wow, the nostalgia at seeing you post really hit me (I have been feeling really nostalgic recently (probably as a result of spending realizing just how much the robotics electrical freshman have grown since the start of the year).

Yea, Welcome back. Personally, I don’t really know much of what’s happening around here since I kind…[Read more]

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Docs is my personal choice for writing software but that’s probably because thats what I’m used to. Until high-school I didn’t even have access to word since you have to pay for it and my county doesn’t.

I feel like word is probably a better software, from the small amount of time I have used it, but at the same time it is more co…[Read more]

@thearcaneaxiom (and any other conlang fanatics)

How are you guys thinking of incorporating multiple languages into your writing? Especially in a multi narrative book where one narrator might know/speak languages other narrators don’t.

Yea, Junior year has been pretty crazy this year. I’m not so sure six AP’s was as good an idea as I had originally thought 😬 (it is a lot of homework but I will probably be fine, just takes away time from other things). Currently my main novel has been on pause (I still do world building and keep notes of ideas but am not act…[Read more]

Cool topic.  I will add a few ideas:

• Growing past prejudice
• Coming to terms that your hero isn’t who you see them as
• Growing beyond indifference
• Learning to forgive

Cool. I was in a similar situation a couple of years ago when I took a Drama class. They are pretty fun to write but a bit different. I am pretty sure you can get some movie scripts for free on the internet (if you want references). Generally speaking I have found that if you read the lines out loud in voices it can help you with editing.

1. How many modes of transport have you operated? I have flown a single-prop plane, piloted a private boat, driven a normal car, and driven a manual transmission truck.

I have only driven a (automatic) car. I do know a guy who has a plane license though,

2. Do any of you have any interesting pets? My pastor has a lizard.

I have two…[Read more]

Yea. Me and a couple of friends are going to see it.

It’s kind of funny because when I heard about the barbie movie it was from one of my friends at quizbowl and he was like it looks really cool and I was like how is a Barbie movie going to be cool and so we all watched the trailer and now I am kind of excited to see it. I’m not…[Read more]

Hi.

I’m Otherworldly Historian (on here, not in real life). I am related to someone who posted on this forum (not you, don’t worry).

I am a avid tabletop gamer, history nerd, fantasy reader and (obviously) attempted writer.

It is cool that you have already finished your fantasy novel and it seems structurally interesting.

Also if…[Read more]

I agree that I want to see into the spider verse 2. Saw the first one and it was good and everyone keeps saying the second one is really really good.

(Slightly unrelated question)

Is anyone excited for Barbie on the 21st?

I really like this topic.

One of my antagonists named Sairin is really interesting because her motivations are actually good but her methods are really evil. Sairin is the leader of this one group that is trying to free their country from the nation (which is where most of the MCs come from (the government there isn’t the best a…[Read more]

It seems like you might need to either re-do the entire first book (which sounds like something you have already tried and is also probably going to be a bunch of work) or change the series to start at another book. From stuff you have said on KP I feel like the second one is probably a better idea. You seem to have a lot of ideas…[Read more]

Congrats on the 200 pages. Thats great. How many words is that (just to help me put in perspective because the font and page size can alter stuff) (also @folith-feolin has trained my brain to imagine books by word count)?

I can’t wait till my book is around that but I am only at chapter 22 of my outline. Hoping summer can help…[Read more]

General AI seems useless and unnecessarily difficult to build?

Oops I forgot the rules aswell?

I don’t exactly know what you mean by general ai?

Are you a senior (I feel like I should know this)? Good luck with your collage aps.

Yea. I did take the Euro exam. It was fun. The DBQ was weird though. It was on the Haitin revolution which is like a very tiny part of the APEuro exam. It worked out for me though because we had just covered the Haitian revolution in depth…[Read more]

1. Original Creation: Some…[Read more]

Welcome back man. Seems like your fast went well. Did you do any APs? Also how has the end of school year (if that is how your schooling works) been treating you?

Hello. This isn’t really the first time we’ve met on KP but when I saw this pop back up I was like I guess I should introduce myself (the last couple of weeks have been AP week so I haven’t been on KP much).

So I see you like fantasy (writing and reading if I am correct). I also love fantasy stuff but I definitely prefer darker fanta…[Read more]

I will disagree with some of the others.

I personally think that you should go through with killing Dietrich (from the wrightup). It seems like you have already set up the story where killing him completes his arc. Personally it can be very useful to kill a likeable good character because you can increase the story’s t…[Read more]

Got some free time in history so I am going to procrastinate and type up this 😄.

I agree with @smiley that characters are important. I will say that one thing I recommend you do is focus on character development.

For the sake of a common example of what not to do, I would like to use KOTLC (please don’t get mad at me). The…[Read more]

Just a question (please don’t get offended I am just kind of confused). Why is Ara looking for clues boring? I mean that is like basically the way all mystery stories work. I can probably help you with more details on what makes it feel boring though could give you pointers without it if you want.

As forNovembers plot i…[Read more]

You kind of just mentioned one of the main reasons I generally dislike the YA genre (no offence to the majority of you guys who wright YA stuff. I do like some YA stuff its just there has been a majority of YA stuff that I have not found as good because I feel like the genre is too teenagery (I guess that could be a descriptor to…[Read more]

Also, some other advice I would give is that you might want to read something (specifically something in the genre). Now this won’t help with comparisons but at least for me it helped me relax a bit and helped me get ideas/rethink some of my stuff.

@otherworldlyhistorian ah yea most ppl on here are or have been homeschooled 😂 but good luck!

Thanks. Yea, I know most of you guys are homeschooled but one of the homeschooled guys at my church is doing some APs so that was one of the reasons I had thought to ask. I don’t really know all too much about how homeschooling works so I…[Read more]