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Summary

The website provides resources and inspiration for aspiring novelists, including guidance on storytelling, character development, plot creation, and writing styles, alongside a comprehensive list of articles and external links for further exploration.

Abstract

The web content serves as a guide for individuals looking to write their next novel, offering insights into various aspects of novel writing such as creating environments and ambiences, developing different characters, and structuring plots. It references articles on topics like sustainable housing and the Metaverse to inspire settings, and it outlines character roles, types, and archetypes to help writers flesh out their cast. The content also discusses basic plots, including those identified by Christopher Booker, and provides additional ideas from sources like dailywritingtips and Vulture. The narrative style is also examined, with suggestions ranging from panoramic overviews to character-driven stories. The website encourages writers to experiment with these techniques and offers a collection of external resources for deeper understanding.

Opinions

  • The author emphasizes the importance of a well-crafted environment for a novel, suggesting that reading articles on diverse topics can stimulate ideas for settings.
  • A variety of character types and roles are presented as essential for a compelling story, with the recommendation to consider dynamic, round, and symbolic characters.
  • The website posits that understanding the nine basic plots can provide a solid foundation for story structure, while also encouraging exploration of a broader range of plots for more unique storylines.
  • The author advocates for experimentation with different narrative styles to find the most effective way to tell a story, whether through detailed descriptions, character interactions, or other narrative techniques.
  • The author provides a disclaimer regarding the informational and educational purpose of the content, emphasizing that it is

Story Telling. Writing. Fiction. Books. Writers. Novels. Short Stories. Screenplay.

Help you write your next novel.

There are classes to write novels. Or interaction on Medium to write novels.

Help write your first epic. Or short story. Or screen play. Reading this article requires you to join Medium Member Program.

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First. Something for a novel environment and ambience.

Look at some of my articles.

Sustainable housing. Article that I wrote on self contained and customized housing and long term living. Holistic integrated synergistic harmonious.

Neighborhood park. Another article on a community park. Disney like park for self help and personal growth.

Refugee campus. With all the wars, climate crisis, food shortages, inflation, protests, migrations, epidemics there is need for basic shelter.

Confluence of Metaverse technologies. Lots of things happening in the Metaverse. How all these trends are all finally coming together and creating a Matrix like environment.

Rebels to Autonomous Driving. How would you oppose the trends in transportation. Solar and wind power. Electric cars and autonomous driving. Flying cars and rocket suits. Hyper loop tunnels. Space tourism.

Timelines. How are the timelines in time travel movies so similar. And what concepts keep repeating and help define the timeline.

Animation. Watch this animation video to get inspiration !

The Ring of Power. How does Sauron relate to today’s world. How do today’s leaders relate to characters in epic novels.

Medium. How Medium can create its own platform. How Medium can have its own Metaverse.

People with Writing in Mini Profile.

Darrin Atkins. Mindy Pattinson. Allen W. McLean. Aubrey Crum. Abhishek katare. Sabrina Johnson. Sana Naz. Penny Pearson. Shyam Sundar. Dan J. Greg Fewer. Huza Shamsi. Lawrence Edward Hinchee. Lee David Tyrrell. Daniel Perez.

Secondly. Different Characters.

Character Roles. Protagonist is the main. Antagonist will try to oppose. Love Interest for support. Confidant for help. Deuteragonists do their own thing. Tertiary characters to make things more real. Foil for contrast.

Character Types. Dynamic character who changes and adapts. Round character with multiple skills and abilities. Static character who do not change with the story and do not interact with the plot. Stock character is a stereotype. Symbolic character stands for bigger themes ideas concepts.

Character Archetypes. The Lover for romance. The Hero for leadership. The Magician for knowledge and power. The Outlaw as the rebel. The Explorer for discovery. The Sage for insight. The Innocent for simple sincere strong. The Creator to create designs and scenarios. The Ruler is the person in charge. The Caregiver for sacrifice and support. The Everyman without superpowers. The Jester who points out fallacies and lies.

This is taken from the Master Class website on writing.

I am sure there must be more characters. Wikipedia has a complete list of fictional characters. Encyclopedia Britannica has a similar list.

People with Writing in Mini Profile.

Lawrence Luckom. HackingWithHaretha. Trevor D — Stories Inspired by Life!!. Chris Turner. Colin Jay. Karen Toralba. Britt H. James Potter. Rodney McGill. Monica Leigh French. AmazingStoriesWithMrChhabra. Reshnee Tabañag. Mahin Ayesha. Amy Beth. John Douglas Porter.

Thirdly. Different Plots.

Christopher Booker spent years reading novels.

Overcoming the Monster. Need the energy and skills and know how and fitness. Mission Impossible. War of the Worlds.

Rags to Riches. Reaches potential of success in society. Positive outcome. Jerry Maguire. Color of Money.

Quest. Tries to achieve a great prize or fortune or journey. Top Gun.

Voyage and Return. Goes to a different place and learns and returns for home and values. The Last Samurai.

Comedy. Funny humor satire and happy. Knight and Day. Tropic Thunder.

Tragedy. Difficult outcome. A Few Good Men. Valkyrie.

Rebirth. Someone helps to escape a bad situation for a good outcome. Oblivion. The Firm.

Mystery. Investigation to solve a puzzle. Edge of Tomorrow. Jack Reacher.

Rebellion. Fight against the establishment. Born on the Fourth of July. Minority Report.

Meta Plot. Anticipation stage for the setting. Dream stage for a good start. Frustration stage for difficult events. Frustration stage for climax. Resolution stage for success finally!

Some more ideas from dailywritingtips, just in case: Adventure Pursuit Rescue Escape Revenge The Riddle Rivalry Underdog Temptation Metamorphosis Transformation Maturation Love Forbidden Love Sacrifice Discovery Wretched Excess Ascension Dissension Supplication.

Shayla has given ideas for one hundred stories right here!

Vulture actually has an encyclopedia of every Literary Plot. No need to speculate!

People with Writing in Mini Profile.

Noah Bolton. Melie Doyle. Kimberly Shyu. Nedelcu Alina. Norilyn. Klara Jane Holloway. Kartik Vishwanathan. Richard Seltzer. EP McKnight, MEd. Nikki Volpi. Isla Orange. Jason Edmunds. Jackson Mwansa. Víctor Masip. Nikolaos Skordlils.

Style of Narration.

It could be a grand overview of a panoramic scene or particular details of a situation and scenario. It could be character analysis or emotional responses and feelings. It could be based on uses of technology or course of events. Could be a suspenseful mystery or a chase adventure thriller. Could be based on markets and economy or wealth and power.

It can be a first person account or a story teller account. Can be a historical setting or a futuristic setting. Can be based on conversations between characters or sequences in time.

The writer can lead the reader through the plot or let the reader discover and speculate on their own. Let the characters explain through interaction and conversations. Or compare with modern events and parallel themes in history.

Wikipedia has a complete list of narrative techniques!

People with Writing in Mini Profile.

Belcairn. Malcolm Liao. Paleoter. Sarah. Alex Shofet. Pranol Mathew. Jack Faulkner. Sandra Jasionowska. Chau Trieu. Okonye Ngozi. Dan Pfeifer. Morgan Evans. Zuzanna Krüger. Patty Apostolides, MFA.

Thanks for reading!

Summary.

There is a lot more to writing. There are online courses and classes. But please try some of these ideas and post some techniques.

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Here is the inspiration you need to get started on a new novel ! Please reference my posts. Let me know how it works out for you.

Please Bookmark or Update. I will update. List of Articles to find something interesting to read.

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References. Various online articles on writing.

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