Recent content by Banespawn

This might sound like a weird suggestion but try writing a murder mystery. I get the sense that you might be focusing too much on the internal conflicts of the characters and not enough on the external problems that they face. With a murder mystery, the external parts are built into the genre...

It sounds like the chapter is at least partially connected to the main plot, but I would worry about the motivation of the characters to be doing what they are doing. What are their goals at that point in the story, and how does this side quest help them to achieve those goals? It's possible...

You can connect arcs by having them either help or hinder each other at different points in the story. Progress in one arc might help progress another arc, or instead it might present an obstacle. Look at Star Wars. There are 3 arcs: 1) Find the death star plans > get them to the rebels >...

I wrote the following line the other day: I initially had it as third-prize, but thought fourth worked better because there typically are no prizes for 4th place.

It sounds like 3rd-omni with an intrusive narrator. The conceit, though, seems to be that the narrator is also a character in the story and refer to him/herself in the 3rd person, and you don't find out until the end that the narrator is that character. I can't say I've read anything exactly...

Can you combine 2 or more of your ideas into one story?

Unless you seriously limit your decision points, you're going to end up with a lot of different endings. If every choice is a binary, and they have to choose 3 times, that's a total of 8 endings. 4 choices would be 16 endings. 5 choices 32 endings. It will get out of hand very quickly, and if...

What magical powers do they have besides healing? Can they use that power to physically force the bullet/fragments from their body and then let their healing ability deal with the collateral damage? If there isn't a magical solution, then the surgeon suggestion is a good one. Or you can just...

I think like any other artform, there is a craft side to writing. I know very little about painting, or playing the guitar, or singing. But I do know that painters generally paint the shadows all in one direction based on an imagined light source. And I know that guitar players learn different...

I haven't. I haven't seen the movies either. Did they have the separate timelines too, or did they structure it differently for the screenplay?

Chapter 1 of my Arch story shows the protagonists at age 7. At the end of that chapter, the MC disappears through the arch. The first scene in chapter 2 jumps ahead 13 years to show how life for the FMC and her village has changed. At the end of that scene, the MC returns. Scene 2 of chapter 2...

I haven't done this type of narration. The closest I have is my 1st person omniscient narrator in my Arch story. She is a character in the story, but not one the other characters have actually met yet. And she isn't very active, but she does set the story in motion through her actions. The bulk...

So, when I lose my phone, would that be the missing Link?

I think the form will have to change to get away from the term "phone." A smart watch can substitute as a phone, but you wouldn't call it a phone. In many sci-fi stories/movies, the characters have something they wear on their forearm. It may be part of their armor. In the future, we'll likely...

I don't get enough story from either to suggest that one might be a better option to pursue than the other. The first is clearly a non-human, so there's some intrigue there, though the opening line is a little odd because of it. For some reason I haven't been able to fathom in all the years...