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Worldbuilding questions to get the creative juices flowing 3

Many worldbuilding stories follow military characters, or characters that eventually become intertwined in military action. This makes sense as most worlds, no matter how mystical, are likely to build up some form of a military. 

Here are some worldbuilding questions to get the creative juices flowing: Military

-If a world is magical, how is it incorporated into the military?

-How are military ranks differentiated on the field? Is it extreme or subtle? What do opposing military’s do with these differences?

-During battle how do militaries receive their ration and supplies? How is food prepared on the battlefield?

-What are the common weapons provided in the military?

-Who manufactures the arms? How does the military afford or supply themselves with arms?

-Who is allowed into the military? Is there outcry based on who is allowed or not?

-What is the conscription? Drafted, Age Based Required Conscription, Volunteer

-Is the military known for their prowess, or do they have a history of being clowned on? Is the military historically built or brand new?

-What is the military bad at handling? What are they good at?

-How does the military travel from place to place?

-How do the locals and the military’s home locals view the military

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Frankensteining Story Ideas - Creating New Stories from Old Concepts

Hello everyone, Matt Ryan Here!

As most writers will tell you, one of the hardest parts of the writing process is coming up with ideas to write about. A lot of people go on about trying to come up with an “original” idea, and end of frustrated when they feel like they can’t come up with anything.

I had this problem for a long time myself, but over the years I came up with a system for generating ideas and concepts that works almost like magic!

I call it “Frankensteining,” and you’ll see why in a moment!

I’m sure most of us have the saying “nothing is original anymore” at some point in this day and age. For the most part, it’s true.

Everything has been done before to an extent. That’s why tropes and clichés are a thing. While you can always subvert tropes, coming up with entire story concepts can be a bit more challenging.

Until you start Frankensteining!

It’s really easy to start doing, and I’ll explain using how I came up with my upcoming Kindle Novel “Hunting Eagle.”

Martial Arts fantasy is nothing new, neither are ninjas and chi based powers. 

Organized crime stories have been done for years.

The underdog story is about as old as fiction itself.

But what if we stitched all of these together?

Depending on how we do it we can come up with something really interesting from these things that may not seem to go together as first.

Such as a story of an up and coming fighter being recruited into a organized mercenary group dating back to the ancient ninjas!

This isn’t the only way to put these thing together either! It could be a story about a martial arts student joining the mafia. Or a Mafioso running from a mercenary group. 

Ideas can be combined in all sorts of ways. It all comes down to experimentation!

Give it a try! Find some things to stitch together, and see what stories come to life!

Leave your creations in the comments below! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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Creating The Perfect Romance

In the heart of a quaint town nestled between rolling hills and murmuring streams, lived a young boy named Ethan. He was a dreamer, with eyes that held galaxies of wonder and a heart that beat to the rhythm of untold adventures. It was in the midst of his wanderings through the cobblestone streets that he first laid eyes on her – Grace, the girl who would change the course of his life…

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What do you mean by “creative”?

When you tell a writer his or her lead/lede or headline should be "more creative," what do you mean?

Here are terms editors and writing managers have shared when I asked the same question: flashy, lively, clever, striking, eye-catching, enticing, tempting, peppy, ad-like, colorful, spirited, just better.

But are these terms any less confusing than "more creative"? How do you handle this issue with writers you work with? Let them figure out what you mean on their own? Have email, phone or in-person discussions? What's your best advice?

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