As a creator, you put a lot of yourself into whatever it is you create. Be it a written text, a drawing, a decorated mug or a personalised shirt. As such, your personality defines your work.
I think it’s important to have these personal traits shining through in whatever you make. It makes your project unique and personal. Thinking about it, there are some things that return in a lot of my stories. Some of these are also part of The Power of Six.
- Non-linear storytelling. I prefer to start the story by focusing on one character, then switching to another one on a cliff-hanger. This happens in most of my stories. It’s heavily featured in The Power of Six, where each character is introduced in their own mini-story, only to come together later on.
- Character cameos. Okay, this is mostly about two stories I’ve not written down yet, but that doesn’t matter. I like taking a character from one story and putting it into another one. In the case of this novel, one main character from another story is set to have a cameo. However, since his story hasn’t been written yet, no one but me will know. Which is fine, I just like knowing he has a place in this story.
- Death. There’s always death in my stories. Either a major character dies, or someone very close to them. I won’t say which it’ll be in TPoS (maybe even both), but it’s definitely part of it. I like exploring how the characters react to these situations. It also shows what’s at stake; there’s real danger to be found.
I believe those are the major ones, though I’m sure there are more. Dealing with such trademarks might make it more difficult to come up with stories that aren’t too much alike, but I don’t think I’ve crossed that line just yet. Finding ways to include trademarks can actually be quite entertaining.
That’s all for this week’s Wri Wednesday, be sure to check back on Saturday!
TTFN.
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