Sarafini

So cool you’re writing a mystery! I write mystery games, so my experience is very hands-on; creating a mystery hard enough to be challenging and logical enough the players don’t feel cheated after the reveal. I can say two of the biggest things to know are 1) the answer should not be “whodunit” and 2) the deduction must be calcula…[Read more]

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Ironically enough, Burn has never lead me wrong when it comes to his duties as a scout.

“As much as I hate to say it…” Words cannot even begin to express how much. “if Burn says we should go to the glowy pool of evil magic that absolutely will kill us, we should go…”

Burn nods vigorously out of the corner of my eye.

“Because there…[Read more]

“Ah yes the glowy evil water” Nathair said, “You know, maybe we should consult the grownups on this, mm?”

BURN

I point to the glowing pool that I can somehow see.

“I pick that direction!” I say triumphantly.

Nathair was getting bored (terrifying prospect, he knows). So he wandered off in search of Burn to annoy. He was talking to somebody new (that or Nathair just hadn’t bothered to remember the strange, masked person).

“Burn’s the only person I’ve known before…whatever this is.” Search was saying to the man.

“I’ve learned the names of the people I…[Read more]

hey. @this-is-not-an-alien. I thought this was supposed to be a one-shot story. Not Middle-Earth. lol

@kimlikesart @hannahrenner Ya’ll’s worlds look awesome!!!

*cracks knuckles* Now…to actually write my world’s worldbuilding

(THIS IS GOING TO MOTIVATE ME TO ACTUALLY WRITE THAT CASUMBRAN ENCYCLOPEDIA I KEEP MEANING TO WRITE BECAUSE I KEEP FORGETTING THE NAMES OF EVERYTHING I MADE UP ON THE SPOT FOR THE PLOT!!)

WORLD CHARACTER CHART…[Read more]

“Well Hades. It would seem most of the people in our group are gone. Why don’t you introduce us to your group.” Search smiles. “Burn’s the only person I’ve known before … whatever this is.”

Very well. This was reasonable. “I’ve learned the names of the people I was with, but as I have said I do not know anyone here personally.”

G…[Read more]

@hannahrenner – Ooh! That sounds really cool, Hannah!

@bookdragon

Hey Book Dragon! (Awesome name btw XD)

I am absolutely still looking for advice, it’s always welcome! Thank you so much for it, that makes a lot of sense! Thankfully I am definitely an outliner, so that part comes naturally to me at least XD

Thank you, and nice to meet you!

I’ll just deposit this here. This is far from everything – we haven’t even gotten into politics lol. But a good start…

Name of World: This Place (Kudos to whoever gets the reference. You’ve probably figured out my plot twist.)

Time period: fantasy with modern trappings (so, phones, internet, and other pieces of modern civilization that can…[Read more]

Hello! I don’t know if you’re still looking for input, but here is what I have found most helpful:

Mysteries tend to be very structured, especially when looking at episodic mysteries. Someone (I forget who) broke it down into 5 elements that most mysteries have. (1) Someone finds the body. When I write, this is the first act, and it’s usually the…[Read more]

Cathy- That sounds interesting!!!

I can’t wait to read about your worlds!

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WORLD CHARACTER CHART TEMPLATE

Name of World: Yabni

Time period: 3523 (Since the beginning)

Landscape:
– In Farran: Woods (but not too many), Ocean (all along the western border), rock quarries (up North), mostly covered in sloping hills/fields (for…[Read more]

First, let me tell you what my goal is not right now: my goal is not to tear your work apart. There are parts that choked me up a bit, and I don’t think the ending is too sudden at all! Here is my goal: I want to explain how I feel as a reader. Please don’t be offended.

I think the thing that’s throwing me off a little is that I feel like…[Read more]