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@seekjustice

If your characters are falling into the same patterns, perhaps you can try switching up the traits? Maybe a character can be extroverted, feminine and ambitious all at once, which I think is not a combination often seen among female leads. You can also try flipping things up and seeing how all these traits would play out if the…[Read more]

@sarah-inkdragon

Ooh your story reminds me of one of my favourite shows, Psycho-Pass, which is a little similar in premise (a science-fiction psychological thriller featuring a seemingly perfect society with the main characters being the defenders of the status quo). I’ll just put the synopsis here for reference in case it is useful. From what I…[Read more]

@sarah-inkdragon

I think it’s not bad. You’ve got the situation and problem of the main plot there but I would recommend providing more details and context to give more clarity as to the type of story this is and catch the reader’s interest.

From the blurb, it seems to be an adventure story. I would not have known that it is a sci-fi because to…[Read more]

@deeprun

Personally, I think that the large focus on war and combat in popular, mainstream genres like action/adventure and fantasy led to the idea that strength = physical prowess because otherwise your character, female or otherwise, would not have much agency or relevance in the plot. Jane Eyre and Elizabeth Bennet, who you gave as examples of…[Read more]

@esmeralda-gramilton

This is a very relatable problem. 😛

I think main characters are the ones that are central to the plot and the most fleshed out by the events of the story. Supporting characters may have complex motivations and personalities, but these are usually developed in relation to the main characters. While supporting characters…[Read more]

@sarah-inkdragon

This sounds like a fun topic 😀

I think characters one can personally relate to do not necessarily correspond to characters one find interesting, but I’ll just share my thoughts on this.

Characters I love

I love a good redemption arc, so I love characters that get redeemed and enjoy character development such as Edmund…[Read more]

@urwen-starial

As @princess-foo said, it will depend on what kind of setting you have. If it is fantasy, you will have more leeway in the numbers.

Instead of our current BC and AD system, you may want to also consider different ways other cultures and civilisations have kept track of the passing of time. For example, for my current story, since…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

Hi 😀 You’re always welcome to help me beta read Queen of Drama. The links can be found here.

I’m still working on Part 4 but you can take a look at the first 3 if you wish. 🙂

@lrc

A “clean” book can deal with mature topics but I suppose it depends on how they are portrayed and how much they dwell on the “details” as opposed to the consequences.

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer

We learn something new each day I guess. 🙂

While this whole situation is very interesting, I do feel bad for the Hong Kong people because I don’t think democracy and/or independence is feasible for them. They don’t even have their own army and it is not as though they have a foreign power willing to back them up a la…[Read more]

@dekreel

Hello again. I was away for a few months as well so I’m afraid I do not have much to update but it’s good to see you back. 🙂

Wow from January? 😮

@literatureforthelight

I like your explanation for Taiwan’s situation. 😛

Yes, I’m from Singapore, though I was in Hong Kong until recently (managed to make it out before the airport sit-ins). 😀 I must say, the Hong Kong people truly know how to protest. I am very impressed by what they are doing.

Personally, I think there is a link between…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @seekjustice

The situation in Hong Kong is very complex so you may wish to read some news articles and do your own research on the matter but I will try to explain what I know as best as I can.

First, a little background… The Hong Kong island is technically a part of China. While China’s Communist…[Read more]

@banana-peacock-warrior

The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself.

– William Faulkner