Writer's BlockBuster

Inspiration and References for Writers

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Repost from @writinggibsongirl​ (@writinggibsongirl on Instagram), who made this beautiful visual based on this post from a few weeks ago, which shall now be dubbed the “character first questionnaire”. Please follow her and give her some love for making this beautiful photo set. 

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Zareena spring 2018 rtw

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Art by Stefan Koidl

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Art by Reza Afshar

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The amazing concept art of Emmanuel Shiu, Aaron Becker, Bill Mather and Marc Gabbana for A Christmas Carol

Artbook: The Art of A Christmas Carol

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Art by Satyaki Sarkar

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Wizard Tower by Mick Jundt

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Landscape variants by Weika

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Art by Moritz Lacusteanu

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Art by min seub Jung

Develop your skills: Foundation Sketching - Architectural Design Part 1 

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The amazing digital art of Yo Shimizu

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Art by Bart Tchorzewski

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19th Century Fashion

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Art by xiaoji gugu

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This is a personal project that pays tribute to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. I created 33 illustrations of events chosen by me in chronological order and a hypothetical cover. I had to stop because I would have made 100 more. It was really fun to make, I hope you like it.          

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Art by Etienne SAVOIE

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Cheep and easy ways to find a basis for your plot.

When you have characters:

What does your character aspire to do or become? Making that aspiration really hard for them to reach.

What does your character love? Take it away from them and make them earn it back.

What does your character hate? Bind them too it and make them work to get rid of it.

When you have a world:

What is the most chaotic thing that can happen to this world’s politics? Find the character this chaos would effect the most and see what they do about it.

What is the most dangerous thing that can happen within this magic system? Figure out who would come to stop or reverse it and see what they do.

Who is the most damaging person in this world and what are they doing? Figure out who of those they hurt might rise up and defeat them.

When you have only spite:

What story do you absolutely hate the execution of? Take the very basic concept of its plot and build it into the story you wish it produced.

What plot structure do you enjoy but wish writers would be more original with? Take it and then throw a dozen spins on it.

** Remember to mix and match for more elaborate plot structures. Carry on this format with your own tricks to digging up basic plot structures!