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1001 Story Ideas | Writepop - Science fiction stories, humor, and writing about writing. A thousand lifetimes in space – Living on a generation ship 1,000 human beings are selected to board a spaceship headed for the stars. The trip is so long that they will die in space, but their descendants will reach a new planet. To save room on the generation ship, the original population of the ship is all women, with children to be produced by artificial insemination. The first “in-space” generation grows up in a society controlled by women.Variation – To save space on the generation ship, all the original passengers are female.

All the children are produced by artificial insemination, all from female embryos. After one hundred generations of only females, the ship arrives on the new planet, and the first males can be born.The passengers on a generation ship begin to doubt the new planet will ever be reached, and decide bringing new children into the situation would be cruel. Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy. Want to be the next George R.R. Martin or Jim Butcher? Here you’ll find information on writing for this specialized market, including world building, creating aliens and systems of magic, selling your work, and much more. Create Structure in Your Fiction Using Index Cards I was reading through some of our older science fiction titles, and I came upon Worlds of Wonder by David Gerrold (published in 2001).

Create Powerful Imagery in Your Writing We’ve heard the old montage “Show, don’t tell” so many times that it’s become stale–and what does it mean, anyway? 7 Things That Will Doom Your Novel (& How to Avoid Them) You can doom your debut from the start with these 7 (tongue-in-cheek) strategies for flailing, and failing—or, you can do just the opposite. What is a Minor Character: Understanding the Minor Characters’ Role So where is the dividing line between major and minor charactors? How to Write Effective Supporting Characters How to Resurrect a Stalled Manuscript Is your manuscript stuck? Victorian era. The Victorian era of British history (and that of the British Empire) was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death, on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for Britain.[1] Some scholars date the beginning of the period in terms of sensibilities and political concerns to the passage of the Reform Act 1832.

The era was preceded by the Georgian period and followed by the Edwardian period. The later half of the Victorian age roughly coincided with the first portion of the Belle Époque era of continental Europe and the Gilded Age of the United States. Two especially important figures in this period of British history are the prime ministers Gladstone and Disraeli, whose contrasting views changed the course of history. Disraeli, favoured by the queen, was a gregarious Tory.

Population in the Victorian era[edit] The Victorian era was a time of unprecedented demographic increase in Britain. List of Fairy Tales. 5 Lesser-Known Grimm Fairy Tales That Would Be Great Movies. Sample Grammar Exercises. Use “who” or “whom” where appropriate: Do you know ______ did this? With ______ are you going with to the dance?

______ made dinner? ______ did you end up hiring? Lay versus lie: Which is the correct form of the sentence? Nor versus or: Which sentence is incorrect? Common usage: Which sentence is correct? Fill in the blank with the correct word: ______ will be no time to rest before going to the movies.They’reThere TheirThe bird flapped ______ wings. its it’sI love rap way more ______ I love country music.than thenI think you and Billy are a good couple. Answers: whowhomwhowhomabacbb abbaaababa Was any part of this sample useful to you? Creative Writing Prompts for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lovers. Posted by Melissa Donovan on April 5, 2013 · Fantastical creative writing prompts.

In the world of creative writing, we’ve only begun tapping the possibilities in speculative fiction, a genre that includes science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, horror, and superhero stories, as well as anything that ventures beyond known reality. Speculative fiction is an under-recognized genre: Academia and literary elitists traditionally haven’t given it much credence, although it has been gaining acclaim in recent years. But the genre’s fans are rabid. In fact, you won’t find a more dedicated group of readers anywhere else, which makes reading and writing speculative fiction a delight.

Plus, it’s a lot of fun to step outside of reality and see just what your imagination can do. You can write about knights and dragons, spaceships and far-off planets, the apocalypse, ghosts, or strange islands with magical properties. The creative writing prompts below can be used in any way you want. 100 Fantasy Writing Prompts | The Poets and the Peddlers. 1. A fantasy in which no animal is the same as on Earth, but nor are they simply replacements with different names and designs. 2. A theology-focused fantasy in which the characters do logical debate about God and gods. By logical, I mean make all sides logical, not just the one you think is right. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

That was fun. Like this: Like Loading... Advice for Writers: The Online World of Rick Riordan. Character development is paramount for me. I firmly believe that plot and character development must occur simultaneously. Plot cannot be left to chance. Neither can characters be automatons who carry out actions envisioned in the author's master plan. Below are some things I try to keep in mind when developing my characters: Rick’s Top Five Tips on CHARACTER 5. A character should be primarily defined by the choices he makes, and the actions he takes. 4. Describe characters as Dickens did – with a single deft stroke. 3. It is very natural to use parts of ourselves or the people we know when creating characters. 2. It may be critically important to you that your character has blue eyes, or went to Texas A&M. 1. We care about characters because we are interested in the choices they make. Here's a character profile worksheet I sometimes fill out if I'm having trouble understanding a particular character I've created: Character Profile Name: ________________________________ Height: _______

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Character Chart for Fiction Writers - EpiGuide.com. If you're a fiction writer -- whether you're working on a novel, short story, screenplay, television series, play, web series, webserial, or blog-based fiction -- your characters should come alive for your reader or audience. The highly detailed chart below will help writers develop fictional characters who are believable, captivating, and unique. Print this page to complete the form for each main character you create. IMPORTANT: Note that all fields are optional and should be used simply as a guide; character charts should inspire you to think about your character in new ways, rather than constrain your writing.

Fill in only as much info as you choose. Have fun getting to know your character! If this character chart is helpful, please let us know! To join our community, which focuses on online writing, visit -- and feel free to show off your character charts. Looking for more character questionnaires / charts? Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang literally means “shadow and light”, and Yin-Yang Dualism has been used in Chinese philosophy to describe the interactions between two forces. Yin Represents the dark side of everything. Characterized as: cold, wet, negative and passive. Associated with: water, earth, the moon, femininity, and night time. Yang Represents the light side of everything. Yin and Yang ties into the Japanese Zodiac by assigning a Yin and a Yang force to each of the five earthy elements, resulting in ten possible combinations. Yang: 陽(“you” in romaji) Yin: 陰(”in” in romaji) Determining if your birth year is Yin or Yang If the last digit of the year you were born in is odd (i.e. 1,3,5,7,9), you are a Yin.

Yin and Yang. In Chinese culture, Yin and Yang represent the two opposite principles in nature. Yin characterizes the feminine or negative nature of things and yang stands for the masculine or positive side. Yin and yang are in pairs, such as the moon and the sun, female and male, dark and bright, cold and hot, passive and active, etc. But yin and yang are not static or just two separated things. The nature of yinyang lies in interchange and interplay of the two components.

The alternation of day and night is such an example. The concept of yinyang has a long history. There are many written records about yinyang, which can be dated back to the Yin Dynasty (about 1400 - 1100 BC) and the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100 - 771 BC). The principles of yinyang are an important part of Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine), the earliest Chinese medical book, written about 2,000 years ago.

Here is a summary of the characteristics of yinyang. The Zodiac. The Zodiac ("Circle of Animals") is the name given to the band encircling the earth on either side of the ecliptic, the Sun's path. It is like a belt in space, about 15-18 degrees wide, across which the planets move and form their aspects, or geometrical relationships. The Zodiac forms the symbolic backdrop for the path of the Sun, called the plane of the ecliptic. Astrologers divide the circle of the ecliptic into twelve equal parts, each subdivided into 30 degrees, making 360 degrees in all. The twelve divisions are called the Signs of the Zodiac.

The beginning of the Zodiac is deemed to be the first degree of Aries, marked in the Tropical Zodiac by the vernal equinox, at the start of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The signs are historically related (but not exactly identical) to the constellations (star groups) of the same name. The Planets Other planets (not counting the Moon), because they actually orbit the Sun, seem to travel rather erratically through the Zodiac. Polarities of the zodiacal signs (Yin... - The Astrologer. Polarities of the zodiacal signs (Yin/Yang) Within this article we will talk about the planets polarities. We will especially analyze the information these provide us regarding the way our personality behaves on the exterior. When we talk about polarities, we don’t mean good and bad, masculine and feminine or positive and negative, we mean Yin and Yang. Grown from the Chinese philosophy, Yin and Yang express the dualist nature of the universe.

They have numerous meanings, but we will only talk about those who apply to us astrologically: Yang – the action, the active and aware part Yin – the passive, unaware, receptive part Each zodiacal sign represents one of the two polarities: either Yin, either Yang. Aries: Yang Taurus: Yin Gemini: Yang Cancer: Yin Leo: Yang Virgo: Yin Libra: Yang Scorpio: Yin Sagittarius: Yang Capricorn: Yin Aquarius: Yang Pisces: Yin If a planet is in a Yang zodiacal sign, it becomes more active and it expresses itself more energetically. Browsing Literature on deviantART. Prompts, Creative Writing Prompts, Prompts for Writers.

Free Creative Writing Prompts from the Heart, Part 1. Free Creative Writing Prompts from the Heart, Part 1 There are countless freecreative writing promptspages on the Internet. I’ve looked. The #1 site that comes up on Google has 329 prompts. And some of them are definitely good too. I’m going to concentrate on prompts that will allow you to open up and really share parts of yourself ( no innuendo here…until I pointed it out of course :) ). My first suggestion beyond these 20 free (from the heart) prompts that I’m about to list is to pick up something you started a long time ago and work on it again. I am trying to get myself to pick up a novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) last November. Ah, the joys of perspective :). My acting teacher in college, Joan Darling often said that when you access something from your past, I mean when you really access it, it’s like giving yourself a gift. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Go back to "Creative Writing Prompts" Written by Bryan Cohen. Browsing deviantART. 435 Writing Prompts! by birdsonqs on deviantART. Heroes Of Olympus Stories. Leo and Piper - a short story (Heroes of Olympus fanfic), a percy jackson and the olympians fanfic. Can You Feel My Heart [Nico di Angelo FanFic] - Diecisiete.