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Hey, I need a bit of advice. I'm kindof new to writing, and I know that there's a lot of stuff that goes into writing before you start the story, such as building the characters etc. Do you have like a basic overview of the things that should definitely be done before I try to write things out into a story? Also, what is a character arc and how do I write one? I hope this ask makes sense.

Hi!

There is so much going into a story. But this is not the format to analyse every little detail of it and you also just wanted a basic overview before you start, so here it is.

Basic overview: How to write a story?

Theme

What kind of story do you want to tell?

What do you want to write about?

What genre do you want to write in?

What is your target audience?

Is there a message you want to convey?

Specific issues you want to highlight?

What narrator do you want to tell the story?

 Structure

Before you start you need a rough idea on where to start and where to end

Beginning

Who is there in the beginning and where are they?

Ending

Who is still left and where do they end up?

Bear in mind that a story doesn’t need a happy ending, it just needs a satisfying one

Middle part (you don’t need to know this in detail)

you just need a few scenes to make a timeline

you need to kind of know how to get from the beginning to the end

you will need ups and downs and twists

Some major plot points for the middle part

Places/stops

Plot twists

When and how does the MC meet the other characters?

Key scenes to further the plot

A few scenes you already know you want to have in the story

Characters

How to create a character? (Tips for creating and developing characters)

Who is your MC?

How many MCs do you have?

How many important characters do you need?

Character arc – your character can’t stand still; they need some kind of drive or problem that is a change to what their life was before

You have to send them on a journey, they have to overcome things you threw in their way

At the end of the story something has to have changed for them

 This is just some basic stuff, so if you or anyone else wants some part of this a little bit more detailed let me know.

- Jana

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Todorac (Srb. Тодорац)

One of the fiercest slavic crytptids. Described as a faceless, cloaked rider fused with it's horse whose nostrils blaze with fire. It's not quite certain if the horse and the rider are two separate beings or if they're one in the same. Some also claim that they're invisible and can only be seen by the end of February/begining of March.

The sign of their arrival is the thudding of hooves and ominous rattles of chains as they move within the darkness, unseen. After leaving, the only sign of them ever being present are large hoofprints, stamped deeply into the ground and an ocassional corpse of two.

Said to be beings from the underworld sent to punish traitors and those who disobey orders but by no means are they righteous, as they would cut and/or trample anyone who dares cross their path. They only appear at night for they greatly dislike the light.

Todorci (plural) is a name given to them by the people, for they always appear on the day of St. Todor (which always falls on saturday). Their real name, being forbidden to utter, had long been forgotten.

On St. Todor's day women would bake small cakes in shape of a horseshoe and share half with their family's horse, men would do no work and children were forbidden to play outside, all as a way to soothe the wrath of these fearsome beings.

They never move alone and always appear in larger groups, lead by Todor the Great. He stands out quite a bit, being the only one to 'ride' a white, limping horse. None should be fooled by his frail appearance for he is the most powerful and evil of them all.

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Psoglav (Serbian-Псоглав; English-Doghead) is a mythical being from Slavic folklore, originating from the Balkans. These cryptids are described as nightmarish chimeras with a human body, horse (or goat) hind legs and a canine like head with iron teeth and a singular eye at the center of their forehead. Those with keener eyes would say that they have three eyes however, but since the biggest and most attention grabbing is the one on their forehead the other two pass unnoticed. They're said to dwell in dark places such as caves and thick forests. In some tales their natural habitat is described as a strange dark land where the sun never shines with gemstones aplenty. They're one of many notorious graverobbing creatures that feed on the dead, though that doesn't exclude the living as prey.

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