Top 10 Tricks to Make your Villain Stand Out
Welcome back to the column that breaks down gaming into what’s really important, ten things at a time! Any story arc needs a good villain. The best big bads are more than just another devil or vampire or dragon. These ten suggestions can help take your villain above and beyond the ordinary and give your players a more memorable game.
How to Flesh out a Country or Region in Your Fantasy RPG World
Edit Article Edited by Zach Haffey, Maluniu, Glutted, Nicole Willson and 5 others Hello game master/fantasy author.
(More) tips for writing well (Austin Govella at Thinking and Making)
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2009 by Austin Govella. Updated Wed, Jul 8, 2009. As an editor, I’ve noticed several recurring bad habits you heathens would do well to disabuse yourselves of immediately. Almost without exception, these bad habits instantiate themselves as a series of stock phrases and constructions that reflect a lack of focus, a lack of fully developed argument, or the kind of intellectual laziness that sets in as you slog through your first draft. These things happen, That’s ok. Editing helps you save yourselves from these offenses before your thoughts hit the world and everyone knows your dirty secrets. but you can edit yourself, and you should.
6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line
Although I consider myself an avid reader, I must admit I have a short attention span when it comes to getting into books. If you fail to grab my attention in the first few lines, I start spacing out. Most readers are like me.
Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating)
You are going to practise language for; Describing photosComparing and contrasting photos (discussing similarities and differences)Speculating on what might be happeningReacting to photos (giving opinions) Discuss Look at the presentation.
List of superhuman features and abilities in fiction
Origins Examples of ways in which a character has gained the ability to generate an effect. Methods Examples of methods by which a character generates an effect.
Fiction Writing Mistakes
Take advantage of our Instructor of the Month deal and get all of James Scott Bell’s bestselling books on writing (and more) for one heavily discounted price. Order Now >> The best fiction writers write like they’re in love—and edit like they’re in charge. First drafting should be a wild and wonderful ride, full of discovery, dreams and promises. But at some point you have to settle down and make the book really work.
25 Things You Should Know About Character
Previous iterations of the “25 Things” series: 25 Things Every Writer Should Know 25 Things You Should Know About Storytelling And now… Here you’ll find the many things I believe — at this moment! — about characters:
Spice Up Your Writing With Dialogue
by Judy Cullins Does your chapter sound like a report? Does it go on and on with past tense sentences that tell, rather than show?
Essay Writing
Essays are one of the several forms of creative writing. It is the most popular owing to the fact that they are taught in school before the others. As such they form the basis of creative writing in general. If you are an avid writer, put down your pen, scroll down and read! How to Write a Problem-Solution Essay A student's educational career is a daily rigmarole submitting assignments comprising many types of essays.
How to Create Good Personalities for Your Characters
Edit Article Sample Character DescriptionsCreating Personalities for Your Own Characters Edited by Secretive, Julia Maureen, Flickety, Ben Rubenstein and 19 others You're on a plane to a distant country to visit some weird old relatives you are somehow related to. In your hands, you hold a book that your friend recommended.
A Simple 4-Step Process for Writing Your First Book in 100 Days
It's on a lot of people's bucket lists, along with "go to space” or “walk through Central Park naked.” Okay, maybe that’s just my bucket list. Related: 5 Truths to Contemplate Before You Start Writing Your Book
