I agree with you on the fantasy part. My writing process is to first come up with a well-developed antagonist, then I try to plot the events leading to the first meet of the antagonist and the protagonist. Lastly, I try to make the protagonist as relatable and realistic as possible since readers would most likely be drawn into reading my story if they find the main character to have that quality.eelavahs-jay wrote: ↑16 Oct 2017, 09:02 Sometimes ideas come first in the form of stories and sometimes in the form of characters. I'm working on a stand-alone psychological thriller and the story came to me way before the characters did. However for my fantasy series it was the idea for an antagonist that came first. So I'd say it varies.
Which came first: the characters or the story?
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I am not a veteran writer, but I think that it's better to have a well-develop character in a simple plot than have unrelatable and one-dimensional characters in complex, intriguing plots.LivreAmour217 wrote: ↑27 Oct 2014, 13:39 I actually have the same problem (coming up with characters before I have a story). I call it a problem because while I find creating characters to be a very easy process, I struggle with creating a good story in which to place them! It doesn't work very well for me, I'm afraid, but perhaps if I just concentrate on one character at a time, something will finally come together.
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