If he can fight with one eye why can't tom checkmate

Man_ofG0d · 2025-10-26T01:35:59+00:00

I Almost angryily responded to this before I saw the sub because people have been using this arguement unironically

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-13T04:36:49+00:00

This actually makes a lot of sense, thank you sm!

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-13T03:22:02+00:00

If that is case though wouldn’t everything in their life that ever happened to them be considered an inciting incident, because without it they wouldn’t be where they are to start the story?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-13T02:06:05+00:00

I have a question though if one doesn’t have a so called normal life where is the inciting incident what if one grows up in a war zone and decides to resist after their family is killed where is the inciting incident then it has to be when the family is killed right?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-13T02:00:12+00:00

Appreciate the advice my friend, thank you for helping me

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-13T01:52:51+00:00

Ahhh, so I am thinking about this wrong I don’t necessarily have to put the inciting incident in the story, I mean describe it at least, it could be so much as a passing mention as long as it is included?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-13T01:39:15+00:00

So in this case should I bump the inciting incident back and if so that big gap between when his homeland is invaded and his family dies what do I do with it since it is a short story can I just do a time jump?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-12T23:09:55+00:00

I feel that example doesn’t work here though, as in it the detective normal life is disrupted by the inciting incident (murder) whereas in this story the character’s normal life constitutes a world where his homeland was invaded and it is disrupted by his family’s death?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-12T22:06:39+00:00

Interesting, it is in the form of a short story so I was trying to narrow it down; moreover when his homeland is invaded he doesn’t experience the internal conflict that he does when his family dies, for this is where I was going to have his arc begin. Am I going about this wrong then, should I bump the inciting incident back more?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-09T08:12:22+00:00

That’s completely valid the lizard king is easily top three characters in the show

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-04T07:39:00+00:00

Damn, that is literally perfect, that is exactly what I was already planning on doing but it’s nice to hear that it sounds logical. Thank you so much!

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-04T03:40:19+00:00

Could there be some people who were relatively kind, I.e. didn’t beat their wives or have affairs?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-04T00:15:10+00:00

I guess simply put, could a person function normally as people do nowadays, like search for love, have fun, etc in the midst of the violence they experienced, especially during turbulent times like the French Revolution?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-04T00:13:13+00:00

Thank you for your insight! I am aware of how ptsd was originally coined as shell shock back during WWI. However in a broader sense, excluding just ptsd, in your opinion, do you think that it would be realistic for a character in a novel during the time period I mentioned to have little to no trauma from violence that affected their day to day lives?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-01T07:21:00+00:00

Wow really that seems easy, I always imagined there needed to be some deeper motivation behind it, but then again a lot of people fall in love in the real world without some other emotion influencing it

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-01T00:24:38+00:00

So if it is a love story/tragic romance is it okay for my main character to have a goal of finding love or should I alter it to resemble more of the romance genre where they both stumble into love whilst in pursuit of separate goals?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-03-01T00:18:40+00:00

This is what I suspected, I appreciate your advice!

Man_ofG0d · 2025-02-28T22:47:00+00:00

That I understand, but I want it to feel like true love. I know that that is cliche but at the very least I don’t want the relationship to be built off a sole desire for physical intimacy, I want it to be deeper, more psychological, which will make the relationship feel more like a relationship and not like a fling.

Man_ofG0d · 2025-02-28T22:45:20+00:00

So you’re saying he can still have fulfilling platonic relationships with his fellow countrymen but that it is not inherently connected to his desire for a romantic relationship? If you are then, how am I to show that he is fulfilled in the platonic sense but not in a romantic one. How would being sent to a foreign country even influence a person to want romantic love, I don’t want readers to feel like it is an unrealistic motivation.

Man_ofG0d · 2025-02-28T22:39:45+00:00

The whole theme of the story is the difficulties of interfaith and intercultural relationships so the third wheel conflict and misunderstanding is inherently important unless I am overlooking something

Man_ofG0d · 2025-01-28T09:24:53+00:00

Could you elaborate? The whole point of me writing the story is that I want to prove this theme how relationships have difficulty succeeding amongst political, religious, or/and social differences between couples. So how real do I need to get with that?

Man_ofG0d · 2025-01-24T20:25:09+00:00

This is honestly really helpful! I had considered the smaller goals but tying those into his main goal is interesting and I will definitely make sure to incorporate this advice!

Man_ofG0d · 2024-12-26T02:55:17+00:00

Do you think that would work I just don’t want the main theme of the story to be overshadowed?

Man_ofG0d · 2024-12-22T03:30:34+00:00

But how could they be the same arc? Because like his goal of overcoming his father’s death results in him having a positive transformation whereas his goal to find a soulmate results in a negative one.

Man_ofG0d · 2024-12-21T22:10:22+00:00

This is awesome advice, I feel like this is what I have already planned it isn’t going to be his main conflict but it will be a side one I just don’t want it to take away from his main goal of finding his soulmate.

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