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the murder of elijah patel
indie matthews, head journalist for the granite bay tribune, has just landed the story that might get her into the journalism school of her dreams. some kid had to die for it, but people die every day. his is the prime example of a murder mystery; if she can solve this, she's almost guaranteed admission.only two people stay in her way: a delinquent who needs an extracurricular to stay in her new institution, and the protective sister of the deceased. indie's supposed to work with both of them to get the answers she needs, but one of them harbors a secret that just might bring this whole operation to its knees.
current stage: edits / rewrite
first draft: finished 1.9.2021 at 73k words
genres: thriller, murder mystery
kaleidoscope
in this choose-your-own-adventure story, you participate as the princess mariela os ag'ratha. you wake up on the morning of your choosing day with one decision: will you stay in the palace and begin your reign as queen, or will you abandon to explore your country?in this adventure game of a story, experiment with betrayal, magic, tyranny, and everything in between.
current stage: first d
David Valencia
I’ve been doing so much world building at this point, I think I have discovered things throughout my process that might help someone. So I decided to do a post about it and I really hope someone will find this helpful. I’ve never written scifi (yet), but things that applies in fantasy, can be applied to that as well. I’m not specifically going to speak about building world in story that sets in real life, but it naturally needs world building too, just maybe not that much.
This is Bear Castle from my high fantasy WIP Fall and Rise of cor Mantgamia. It was the home of the protagonists.
When building a fictional world immersion is important (arguably the most important thing). You may have things in your world that everyone will know are not possible, yet you have to make your readers believe that the world is real. To do that you will need consistency. If you have logic behind your world, no matter how unrealistic the logic is, but you follow that logic in every situation, you will create the immersion. Including familial elements from our real world is a good idea, especially if you have a lot of magical or otherwise unreal elements. That makes it easie
Show and Tell in Game of Thrones, Way of Kings.
By Evan Dahm.
George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings both take place in settings with seasons that work very differently from reality. With that convenient point of comparison, let’s view at how the two books go about introducing this item to the reader.
A Game of Thrones:
“You are a young guy, Tyrion,” Mormont said. “How many winters have you seen?”
He shrugged. “Eight, nine. I misremember.”
“And all of them short.”
“As you state, my lord.” He had been born in the dead of winter, a terrible cruel one that the maesters said had lasted near three years, but Tyrion’s first memories were of spring.
“When I was a male child, it was said that a long summer always meant a long winter to come. This summer has lasted nine years, Tyrion, and a tenth will soon be upon us. Reflect on that.”
“When I was a boy,” Tyrion replied, “my soaked nurse told me that one day, if men were excellent, the gods would give the world a summer without finish. Perhaps we’ve been better than we thought
The Writers Helpers: The Senses and World Building
I don’t know about you, reader, but when I begin to describe my fantasy/futuristic worlds, I heavily rely on sight. This isn’t an uncommon difficulty. When you imagine a unused thing in your head, it’s how it looks that becomes the most important thing for a moment. Everything else comes after. But if you’re imagining a place not of this world, that doesn’t mean you can’t draw on the experiences around you to help flesh out your fantasy creations. Wherever you are now, just point for a moment…
What sounds can be heard in the immediate area? Are there people talking? Is there road traffic in the distance? Can you perceive any wildlife, or are the elements drowning it all out? In worlds and areas of your own creation, there will be comforting background noises, annoying dins and sounds that are pleasant to the ear. Sound can really bring a place to life, but what if there is nothing to hear? The absence of noise can be just as powerful as background fuzz. Think about each area and what kind of noise will be characteristic of it.
The best thing about the sense of smell is that, simil
Hi! Do you have any guides/tips for worldbuilding? Like, for beginners, or when one is at the very start. I acquire some basic things, but every time I try to proceed into it and branch it out, I get stuck. It's been months. I have no idea what to focus on. I also realised I don't even have many ideas to work with... At this indicate I don't even know if this is a creative challenge or something else entirely. I've tried focusing on 1 urban area first, but I still earn stuck. How do I receive it moving? Thank you!
Asked by Anonymous
Struggling with World Building
Quick tips:
1 - Plot out your story first, as much as you can. If you don’t realize the needs of your story, it’s difficult to flesh out the world.
2 - Start with your “main” setting and sets, or in other words the places where the most scenes take place.
3 - Use true places as inspiration for your setting and sets. Research places to use, save pictures, survey videos about those places.
4 - Don’t feel like you possess to flesh every detail out before you start writing. Sometimes it’s better to go in with a light framework and add to it as you write.
Links to past posts:
Five Things to Help You Descr