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How do I make a situation that looks like a planet will be destroyed, but without actually destroying it?
Maybe you should watch or read stories where a planet is in danger of being destroyed but isn't.
Like Star Wars, for example.
Or the Star Trek episode "The Alternative Factor", where two ...
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Using the stages of grief to fall in love
This idea makes sense. Of course, as your protagonist is not actually experiencing grief, you may have to change some of these phases to more accurately reflect the emotion.
Denial, anger and ...
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Is there a format to write a good treasure hunt story?
General Plot
plot = characters + problem + plot twist + conclusion
Treasure Hunt Plot
For treasure hunt stories you would swap the problem with the prize:
plot = characters + treasure + plot twist + ...
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How do you know if your story is too complicated or just complicated enough?
Unfortunately there is no measure of complexity, so there isn't really anyway anyone can answer your literal question.
But I found that many of my stories were too complex. I realized this when I ...
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How do you know if your story is too complicated or just complicated enough?
Short answer: It depends.
Long answer: Complexity can be tied in to several factors in a story. Word count is one I like to use. Most books fall within a certain range of word count. The average novel ...
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How do you know if your story is too complicated or just complicated enough?
Different readers like different things. What feels too complicated for one reader is intriguing for another. To evaluate your own book, there's two things you can do:
Be aware of what you write (...
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