#1 Nov 08, 2010 2:49 PM

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So what do you think makes a good story???

Ok. So I have this Question and i just sorta knew this was a good place to ask.
Well actually I have a lot of Questions...
I wanna know what it is about a book, movie, or video game that really gets you addicted to it. what makes you want to read more or what makes you wonder what happens next. What is your favorite thing about a story. What keeps you interested. What kind of thing would you like to see more in stories?
What are your favorite topics like action war romance or other stuff and why do you like them?

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Re: So what do you think makes a good story???

I'm no filmmaker or publisher.  But I do love to write.  And from what I admire in my writing style and what I like in books and movies that I've read, they key to a good story is character development.  If you can take the time to introduce each and every character, it provides a good perspective or two during conflicts.  In the process of heavily detailing a character, some readers or watchers may lose interest, but that's just the way it goes.

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Re: So what do you think makes a good story???

The characters for me. The plot can be non-original but if I like the characters, I will keep reading. Characters > Story imo. Both would be nice, but if you had an awesome story and flat characters, no one cares...

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Yeah someone usually has to die at least once to make it good. Main character in my book is dying regardless...

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I like some romance in there but it is an unspoken romance. lIKE YOU KNOW SOMEHOW THESE TWO WILL END UP TOGETHER IN THE END AND ALL BUT HOW WILL THEY? (didnt mean to put that in caps) Sort of like Will Treaty and Alyss in The Ranger's Apprentice Series.

Action is also very awesome too.

A good environment is really big in my book too.  A world that may not be real and it has so many different places. Another cool thing is connected our world to this fantasy world.  For examples, The Chronicles of Narnia where you have both Earth and Narnia in the same book.  Also you could make a "made up" world that is identical to ours as far as landmasses and cultures, and maybe even have the characters speak as if they are from our time.  Make up a whole new world full of islands rivers towns, cities, volcanoes, landmarks, oceans, and glaciers. Heck, go ahead if you want and mix them.

Also have many uniqe characters with their own backgrounds and personalities. Take Fallout 3 for example. It has over about 500 characters each with there own traits and past.

Have a good theme, for example Narnia (I know im using it again).  The Chronicles of narnia has so many different themes to it (mainly these themes are Christian based but its only an example.

Also add some suspense in there.  Make your audience want to read  or watch more and more to find out what will happen next or later.

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a lot of stuff

Charictors

plot
the setting ECT ECT

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Pain, threats and voilence... no... yeah. O:)

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A death :3

a GOOD DEATH not a pridictable "im like a dad to you OH im now dead" death.

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The charcters life before the story actually begins.