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STORY STARTER
Write a descriptive narrative about the world your novel is set in.
Step away from your main plot and consider how the world shapes your story. If your story takes place somewhere familiar (like the world today), focus on which elements of it will play into your story.
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The world of [not named yet] is one of magic, monsters, and adventure. Strewn about the singular continent are various races and cultures with distinct traditions.
This story will be told in the Southern Spire, duely named as the southern most lands and known for the towering mountain ranges they posses. A peninsula, the Southrrn Spire has a unique composition and strange history.
The north...
This world is built upon myths and legends, and those who remember their wisdom may still share it with those who will listen. What follows is a brief recounting of several of those legends, and a brief history of the nation in which the majority of this story’s events take place.
In the ancient days, there were six golden cities; bastions of human civilization in a world of vast wilderness. It ...
In a world filled with challenges, there is potential for progress. Despite the obstacles, there is hope for overcoming these struggles. This world is made up of various cultures and social classes, each with their own distractions that can lead people astray. Within these communities, there are examples of unity, faith, and strength. It is up to individuals to learn from the mistakes of the past ...
In the coming years, I anticipate revisiting the serene landscapes of Olympia, Washington, and Northern California. My parents' long-divorced status added a layer of complexity to an already difficult situation, and I believe that the passage of time will bring new perspectives. I am looking forward to finding peace and closure.
As I move forward, I anticipate creating new positive moments and c...
[Just playing around with my sci-fi world, all subject to change!]
[apologies for typos, my keyboard is sticking!]
First in a system of four planets, tidally-locked Zira orbits its sub-giant star closely. As such, it has no natural satellites, for it’s gravitational force is not strong enough to prevent the star from pulling them away with its own, stronger gravity.
As the planet is tidally lock...
Jennifer’s world was a tapestry of familiar routines and comforting rhythms, woven together by the steady cadence of everyday life. She was a typical 17-year-old, navigating the ups and downs of high school with a sense of youthful optimism and curiosity.
On that fateful Saturday, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, casting a golden glow over the beach as Jennifer and her friends arrived. Th...
Asunnossa on 28 neliötä. Etuovi on vaalea puinen ovi jossa on ovisilmä ja postiluukku. Ulko ovesta sisään astuessa vasemmalla seinällä on naulakko ja pieni pöytä jonka päällä on desinfiointiainetta, aurinkolasit, avaamattomia laskuja ja kahvimuki jossa on kolikoita kymmenestä sentistä aina kahteen euroon asti. Oikealla puolella on ovi jonka takana on kylpyhuone. Kylpyhuoneessa heti vasemmalla sein...
The story begins with the Wishing Stream. A place normally avoided by those who fear the unknown, it is a magical river near the small town of Neigedale. The stream runs through the dark and dense woods right where the town comes to an end. Unlike the surrounding shadowy woods, the land closest the stream has its own eerie mystical glow. The trees choose not to grow too close to the water, as if, ...
There’s a place she likes to sit, wishing and knowing it goes into the voided sunset, most of the time it’s grey, an empty field, a machine being pumped up in the distance. The crops aren’t ready yet, and it looks like it was going to rain but never does. When the rain comes it designs a lake of nothing but fear, usually followed by several storms rolling in, her favorite place to escape and stare...
After a failed election nearly 50 years ago, and a second civil war that lasted almost a decade, The United States of America is about to collapse. Not since the failure of the USSR has another nation state failed in such a way. But no one candidate received the required 270 electoral votes from the electoral college. For the first time ever there were viable candidates from three separate parties...
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