Some say motivation is something that you have it or you don’t. That is not completely true. Yes, you need some sort of purpose to do what you do, but sometimes something happens and it pushes you to go after something. That adrenaline rush through your body that gives you some type of energy to …
What do you need to create your world? Ask yourself first what is your story about? What time is it? Where is it? Defining questions like these will help you create your unique world and/or recreate what we have at the moment. When you finish you will want to set up your rules for it. …
What is and why you need an ISBN number? An ISBN number stands for International Standard Book Number. It used to be 10 digits now it is 13 numbers since January 2007 because of the growing number of publications. Those numbers are used in a formula to be validated. The 5 elements of the ISBN …
Continuing on character creation we head to Diamonds. It is just another way on how to create your character. On the previous character creation post, we asked a ton of questions to build that character as multidimensional as it could get. For some people, this is a lot of work and sometimes it goes way …
Lets talk about character creation. We will do a series of different forms on how to create your character. Like everything, nothing is set in stone. You get to see what works for you and what you feel more comfortable with. At the end you want people to understand your character and that it is …
So you got to the end, to the conclusion of your story. Right after the end of the climax that the main conflict is resolved, you get to the conclusion and resolution. In conclusion, you conclude your story you give the end to the main story arc. On the resolution you give any other payoff …
The climax is the highest point in a story. The levels of energy are on another level creating lots of tension. This part is where the audience can’t let go of the book. Can’t leave the chair even for a bathroom break. Unless you are in the bathroom. Which you’ll stay longer than usual. But …
What are subplots and why do you need them? You have your story, you have your main conflict, all you need to do is get your character from point A to point B no? So what happens if you do that and the story is over without the main character having any adversity. Your story …
Oh, villains! You Love them! You hate them! You love to hate them! Villains or the antagonist of the story is the opposing force to your main character’s goal. They are usually the big stepping stone in your whole arc to complete the main conflict and/or the last battle on the climax before the end. A …
Let’s start by saying that the main conflict isn’t a fight. Let’s say it isn’t war. It isn’t the antagonist. The main conflict is the main obstacle or opposition on which the main character and/or characters have to go through to reach their goals. I have been congregating with some artists lately to help them …