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Campaign update!
One of my players finally figured out he’s half parasite half demigod. Now he keeps asking me if he needs to be fantasy Jesus. Still doesn’t know his girlfriend friend is trying to eat his son.
You know what everyone who asked me the question “What do you wanna be when you grow up?” I take back my answer.
My answer is no longer “I wanna be happy” or “I wanna be okay”
I believe this is called a writing type.
Detail is something that can shift what the reader is focusing on. Adding more detail on to one place will make it seem important, memorable, and something to focus on, while removing detail or not giving to much detail to it can make it unnoticeable. If you pour more detail into the clock on the wall than the strange hooded figure, people are going to care more about the clock. That being said, be mindful of where you put detail and where you don’t.
If this is a writing tip then I believe it is over.
May I also add,
“Let’s get you fed.” and “Let’s get you inside.”
Just thinking about the intimacy behind a very soft and gentle "Let's get you home."
It is a writing tip!
Villains. They don’t all have to have dramatic sympathetic backstories. HOWEVER, if you do create a villain who’s evil for the fun of it, don’t just suddenly give them a dramatic backstory. Stick with it!! Similarly, stick with it if your villain has a dramatic backstory!
Tip is finished!
Writing Tip!
Behavior is a hard thing to nail down with humans, though their are tricks for it. One I learned is that if a character is going to lie make a scale from one to ten and rate how dense other characters are. From their you’ll be able pin point who sees through the lie and who doesn’t.
It’s over, why are you still reading?
“What do you need?”
“A hug.”
“I was talking to the dog”
“Oh……”
DND update!
It’s been a while! Giant ants and got to scream “Pedophiles” and shadows. Also, 8 year old has become a bludgeoning necromancer on a war path. So fun!
Writing… opinion?
Ok so this isn’t a tip but I do find this important. Please don’t romanticize kidnapping and stalking or at least if you do please note that such activities aren’t, in reality, romantic. I have been around so many people who have copied such actions or have not been able to recognize the danger because stuff like obsession, possessiveness, and generally unhealthy habits have been so heavily romanticized. I’ve even had friends who have been stalked and yet not realized it because of these sorts of things! Please be aware of the messages your putting out through your work and don’t promote dangerous activities!
Opinion over.
IM GLAD IM NOT ALONE WOOOOOOOOO
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