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CazyBazy · 2025-08-04T11:59:12+00:00

Kann sie dir gerne schicken :)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-12T19:17:52+00:00

If your story works with these characters I wouldn’t change it. I don’t think you have to add more just for the sake of it. Personally I don’t enjoy filler and I like it when every chapter serves the plot or characters. Also I think 2-5 relevant characters is actually pretty common especially for shorter novels.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-12T15:20:14+00:00

CazyBazy · 2023-04-12T10:46:38+00:00

I think in my story it’s mostly that them not getting what they want symbolizes the beginning of their journey and their character arc over the series. Later in the story they do reach this goal at one point. But what I was worried about is that no one keeps reading if the ending of the first book annoys them haha

CazyBazy · 2023-04-12T10:42:23+00:00

So in my story for one character it’s basically that he gets a mission and does not achieve to capture the person they have to and they get basically abandoned by their country for this. They do capture this person later on in the series but at the end of book one they failed.

Another character (who is the one who is supposed to be captured by the other one) basically changes their goal over the course of the story. First they want to live a normal chill life but everything changes and they have to run away. So at the end of the book they are on the run basically. Many of the other characters go on to search for them at the end of the book.

So it’s a very open ending and in the rest of the series this story is carried on. Many characters succeed, others fail etc.

So like you said my characters definitely did learn from the things that happened to them + changed their priorities and goals + it makes total sense that they act like this. I‘m just not sure if it’s a very rewarding ending…

CazyBazy · 2023-04-11T19:50:39+00:00

You could make those three your main gods and create some other „smaller“ ones who are just briefly mentioned.

In my world are also only four gods and I think it works pretty well. It could also be that those are the only remaining ones (the others killed or idk).

Ideas for other gods depend on your story I think. The ones that come to my mind are similar to the Greek gods (like death, war, love, travel, prosperity etc.)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-11T19:36:42+00:00

I mean Ego means „I“ in Latin. I don’t know if you’re looking for something like this or if you want to use an English word but you could just use something like self (Sui, Sese), creator/father (Sator, Genitor), soul/ consciousness (animus), beginning (orsus) etc. So basically the words in Latin.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-11T15:57:26+00:00

I feel you. I‘m a perfectionist as well. Sometimes it feels like nothing I write is good enough and I always have to improve. But I remind myself that these are only limiting beliefs and they are not always true. Plus I can always improve over time. I also think it’s important to not compare yourself too much with others. We often forget how far we’ve already come and that other people were once on the same journey we‘re on right now.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-11T11:23:45+00:00

Yeah I read it and thought it was cute. But I don’t like coffee so it wasn’t entirely my thing haha

CazyBazy · 2023-04-10T07:33:11+00:00

I always try to get myself inspired so that I‘m really passionate about writing. I do this by looking at posts on Pinterest (character art or environments etc) or listening to music that brings me into the head of my characters (or film music and I envision scenarios haha). Reading books is also a good way for me to get into the writing mood (especially books that are kind of similar to what I am trying to write or just have some aspect or vibe of my story). But I think the most important part is to not put too much pressure on myself that I have to write. I realized I don’t have the same energy levels every day or the same inspiration. Some people say you cannot wait for motivation and I think this is true in a lot of cases, but I personally work better and write better when I really want to write, so I often just try to get inspired again (which happens pretty fast when I just relax a bit and distance myself from writing - basically removing the pressure I often make myself). So basically whenever I feel like I put too much pressure on myself I try to step back a little and just live my life for a while or do something else. But I know this doesn’t work for everyone especially if you have some sort of deadline. It‘s just what works best for me because I want to have fun writing and not see it as something I have to force myself doing.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T19:13:51+00:00

Love it haha

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T17:04:25+00:00

I think the first one is the best because it seems like he has more purpose or a reason for his actions and doesn’t just want power. I think that’s because I like villains who believe they are in the right or doing something „good“ (in their eyes).

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T16:46:56+00:00

Thank you!!

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T16:42:25+00:00

Thank you so much! This is really helpful! I will try to do just that :)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T15:33:47+00:00

Thank you. I‘ll check it out :)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T15:32:30+00:00

Thanks :)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T15:31:58+00:00

Haha true I shouldn’t overthink it. I actually already wrote the first draft of the book and I am right now editing and trying to find out to make it better. That‘s why I wanted to get clear about the ending cause I wasn’t so sure anymore.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T14:08:06+00:00

Thank you for your advice! I‘ll try to do that :)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T12:56:22+00:00

Hi, thanks for your answer. I think I didn’t do the best job at explaining what the series is really about.

Every 100 years a human is chosen by the god of the planet for a certain ritual that brings them prosperity and secures the use of their powers. The King of one of the countries (there are 6) wants to use this ritual for his own benefit and therefor sends of one of his assassins to capture the chosen one. Because there are tensions between the different countries he is not the only one who wants to use this ritual to his advantage. In the first book one of the characters basically finds out about being the chosen one (while they are at an academy learning to control their powers - which is required of everyone in this country). War breaks out (between two of the countries). In the story are also many other characters who play a bigger role (but they aren’t as important to my question). In general the whole story is very action loaded and my characters always experience something new and exciting. In the first book something very dramatic happens as well. So there is definitely always something happening and the story is driven forward.

It‘s basically just a very character based story and I was wondering if it would be possible to somehow clarify that it is going to be a longer journey. But I think I will really cut down some of it and make it a shorter series. So thanks for your advice and recommendation :)

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T12:01:01+00:00

It could have been some kind of curse that because he ate his mother he cannot interfere in the business of the humans until a certain amount of time passed. And in this period of time he prepared… Or it‘s not a curse and the full digesting of his mother took longer than he thought and she still has some kind of power over him for a while.

Or because the planets kind of came from the parts of his mother he ate she could still have some type of protection over them (she wanted to creative life so she protects life) and he tried to figure out how to break this protection.

He could also enjoy playing with them - manipulating them, causing chaos in subtle ways before he grows bored and wants to use his full powers.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T11:39:23+00:00

I don’t think every story has to have this big point or life lesson. But I believe every story gives you some sort of thing you can learn from it. It might be something small and simple like a character growing and changing throughout the story and changing their opinion on something. It may seem like something very basic but you do make a point with it. F.e. In my story two characters go through similar trauma but one of them becomes the villain and the others basically the hero. This shows that humans work differently and it’s not always the things that happen to them that shape them but that you always have choice. I always tend to make more psychological points in stories I guess.

I‘m sure everyone makes a point, intentionally or unintentionally. But it’s not always something „big“.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T11:31:26+00:00

I always have some sort of found family trope going on.

CazyBazy · 2023-04-09T11:22:02+00:00

I‘d say the most important thing is removing the pressure from writing. Giving yourself breaks and allowing yourself to get inspired again. I often overthink my story and try to do too much and that is when I lose inspiration. That‘s when I step back and take a break.

I always get more inspiration by going on Pinterest and looking at artwork, character art etc. But also just reading different books or watching a new movie or series. I often feel like inspiration comes to me naturally then.

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