#world drama

[the-introverted-writer-for-life]

How to come up with a plot

You've got a character. Or a setting. Or one or two perfect scenes with oh-so perfect vibes that you can imagine clear as daylight in your head... But no storyline.

Hopefully this post solves that.

As a writer myself, I've struggled with this sort of thing a lot with the book I'm planning at the moment, so I'm writing from experience.

Very often, the posts I see talk about your character's motivation and goals - what they want to achieve in life, why they want it, but sometimes the characters we make don't have original goals, and therefore no motivation.

Here are a few thought processes to find a plot if your character has no original goals:

Think about how your story would start. What's normal life like for your character? Do they live in a snowy forest treehouse, and hunt food everyday, or do they live in a modern day city with shops and schools and phones?

Then think about what could change, and how that affects the character. Does a harsh winter cut off their food supply, meaning they have to go further away into the forest and then something happens? Or does a natural disaster hit some family or friends away in another town, and they have to go and check they're alright?

Think about these changes, and create some sort of problem that the character finds they could fix. Common things include family member falls ill and the character goes looking for a cure, character and Co have to flee their home because of said problem, some sort of evil has come to their home and they have to fight it, etc.

OR, you could think about what the character might do to muck things up. Maybe they accidentally (or on purpose) hurt a loved one, or they do something else that upsets a higher force, or a bad trait they have takes over for a few minutes, but at the end of it the damage is done - something the character does that they need to fix, then work out how they could fix it.

Your story will not entertain if the quest to fix the problem is easy. Think about some sort of obstacle that could hinder them - whether this be physical, emotional, or even magical (if your story includes magic), make sure you don't let them fix it without proving themselves.

MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THIS DOWN. you don't want to be reading this at 3am in the morning and then have a MASSIVE BRAIN SPARK and then forget it three hours later when you get up, and lose that information forever. Trust me. I know.

If you can't think of a problem, or any way that your character could have a problem, maybe go back to the drawing board and tweak your ideas slightly. Maybe include a slightly worse trait in your character, or think about what could happen to other characters - the possibilities are endless.

Good luck and happy writing!!

[romancemedia]

🌈Happy Pride Month (2024)🌈

[akanemnon]

Yeah, Kris is definitely NOT alright.

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MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

[thegoths]

the way this trio were the backing vocals for nearly all the songs in world tour we were rlly robbed of getting them as a greek chorus

[majachee]

hey alexa is noah total drama gay o

[nonymous06]

Hey campers, guess who got far too into Total Drama (especially the gen 1 cast)

Also a sketch page full of Alejandros to prove to myself I can draw him properly

[heavlgate]

HIII

Here's a huge tdi art dump because i have no idea what to post. :') Most of these are sketches because I've been busy with school stuff..(jhelp)🦭 Anyways hope you have a great day!!!:D

[chuuowos]

Tonight we are young

who else at prom? part two

[dailyflicks]

Arrietty, my heart is strong now because you're in it and you always will be, forever.

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker.

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[wormtastic]

I miiiiightt redraw this later to make the line art cleaner idk probably not - >-

Edit: HAHAGHAHA I JUST REALIZED RAZZLES HAND LOOKS DEFORMED FROM WERE THE IMAGE IS FLIPPED HAHAH

[luminosityspecter]

I told you guys I'd draw Team Amazon.

[slimeysodaa]

Total Drama Swap - Alejandro and Sierra

for those who don't know, last year around this time, i made a silly little au where I swapped the personalities of Sierra and Alejandro! It wasn't meant to be anything too intense or groundbreaking but I really fell in love with the concept and made tons and tons of art for it back in Oct 2023.

and this is all of that art here! I wanted to complie it all bc i realized i didn't post it here at all, so I wanted to share it now.

plus i hold this au close to my heart bc i really do like Alejandro and Sierra as characters and believe they can be explored to greater lengths then they are in canon, but also bc i love making total drama aus and making these characters do interesting things

also some bonus facts bc i know some people will ask;

Alejandro does not stalk/cling to only Heather. He is a big fan of all of the contestants equally, and is friendly and charming but that charm can go away fast if he gets too into fanboy mode. But part of his arch in this version of the story is to stop making his idols uncomfortable, and make friends.

Sierra does not like Cody in this au, BUT she does string him along throughout the au to get further and further into the game as he is seen as "the weakest link".

Noah is kept around for much longer as his team does not lose the challenge bc they won and caught the Ripper. Heather is eliminated here. (She won her season, we gotta make changes.) This is also to help allow Noah and Alejandro some much needed development.

Sierra hates Chris. She actively cannot stand him, even though she can tolerate every other contestant.

anyway i love this au its very silly i love it

[animentality]

you guys have no idea how much it tickles me to see ds9 trending on the top 20 of shows of Tumblr this week when ds9 literally aired from 1993 to 1999.

this show is 31 years old. it was the black sheep of the franchise for years, was hated by Rick Berman to the point where its canon was disrespected and ignored for every subsequent star trek, including modern trek.

and yet.

still top 20 on trending shows of 2024.

and i'm so glad the youngins are still watching it, and star trek in general.

it just proves my theory that if you make a show that feels like home, people will not only return to it, but bring their children with them too.

also that if you make a really gay and trans half alien half human crew, your show will be timeless.

[dlartistanon]

Like a flame to a willow

[majachee]

GO GO POWER CAMPERS

YOU MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER CAMPEEERRRRRRRRS ~ 🎶

Finished these refs a while back actually! I based their outfits on attire I've seen in campy 90s-2000s action shows! :^]