The 89th Hunger Games Chapter 1 Part 1 by Ooakfeather, literature
Literature
The 89th Hunger Games Chapter 1 Part 1
The Reaping will be tomorrow. Everyone in District Four is trying their hardest to keep their minds off of it by indulging themselves in hard work at the oceans. Instead of working and moving around, I find myself sitting in the sand, soundlessly watching as the people nearby knot fishnets. I won't have much to worry about this year. My twin brothers are only eleven, so they won't have to enter the Reaping until next year. I'm only fourteen, and with the three members of my family, I do have to take tesserae, but luckily, it's only in twelve times. I shouldn't be as worried as much as others,
Interview Your Character by FifteenthApostle, literature
Literature
Interview Your Character
INTERVIEW YOUR CHARACTER
(YOUNG ADULT VERSION)
CONCEPT:
Choose an original character you have created. All questions must be answered from the character's perspective. The character should remain "in character" throughout the interview. The character may refuse to answer a given question, but must say something in reply to it. The character must answer truthfully, but that does not necessarily mean that their answers must be true, only that the character believes them to be true. Have fun.
CHARACTER:
SETTING:
CATEGORIES:
. DESCRIPTION
. VITAL STATISTICS
. FAMILY
. PERSONALITY
. ABILITIES AND TRAITS
. RELATIONSHIPS
. HIST
Tutorial :: Making a Plot Pt.1 by GMYuna, literature
Literature
Tutorial :: Making a Plot Pt.1
Actually, I dislike the world "plot" when thinking about novel / screenplay / whatever-you-want-to-write. I call mine "motion", because that's basically what the plot is - where is your character moving to?
The Basics of Ninth-Grade English
A plot "triangle", as I like to call it is not an isoceles or an equalateral triangle. Instead, it looks like someone's taken the top point and moved it way off to the right. If you're not familiar with plot triangles, I advise that you look one up for reference.
The left, slightly-sloped side is all of the stuff leading up to the climax. The point is the climax, and all the stuff after the point is
How To Make Your Own OC by PercipientFish, literature
Literature
How To Make Your Own OC
You may have wondered how people come up with Original Characters with a functioning personality in the past. You may have also left your mouth agape when you saw someone have their Original Character react negatively to a spider at one moment, then hug their spider anthro friend in the next. Well, it's really a simple process that requires one thing so rarely used these days; thought. I'm expecting you have a general idea of your character at this point and are seeking to deepen or improve their personality now. If so, you can skip a few steps.
Step one: Build a base for your character.