A (hopefully) helpful guide to anime writers who aspire to write awesome and successful fanfiction.
Here you'll be learning:
✒ How to get a story idea
✒ How to make a good character
✒ Learning character development
✒ How to avoid cliches in both cha...
This lesson is dedicated TDOROKI to who requested this lesson.
Hello frens! How've you all been??? I'm doing great I guess, going through some personal stuff with friends but Wattpad and anime have been my escape :3 I know that the world's currently going through a crisis, but let's not get pessimistic. Like all stories, there's sunshine after the storm. Please take care okay? Love you all.
In this lesson, we'll talk about the plot parts, types of conflict, types of plots, and finally the fundamentals in the plot development, which I know you guys are excited about.
Lez start!
Lesson 7 || The Art to Digest : Creating the Picture
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For the past few weeks, I've been watching videos on creating a story. Most of them break down movies that are successful in certain aspects and some that have failed in certain aspects. I'm happy to say I've grown my perspective as a writer doing this. I guess I've matured, so I'll be sharing what I've learned with you guys.
Why do you guys watch an anime? A movie? A Kdrama or series regardless of where it was made? Aren't you all in it for the story? The plot? Or you're more interested in a certain film because your favorite actor/actress is there? However, people nowadays now watch/read something because of the story.
The story/plot is the tea.
The plot is the main thing people get hooked to the storyline you've created for them. One thing you need to remember is that story and plot are sorta different. The story is all about the series of events that occur, whereas the plot is the reason why those series of events belong together--it talks about what the timeline ultimately communicates. As writers, we're responsible for creating something meaningful for our audience to read. Whether we are aware or not, we leave a message and we leave a lasting taste once the last sentence is read.
Before I get any further, let's do a small review. We all know that there are the five parts of a plot:
- the exposition
- the rising action
- the climax
- the falling action
- the resolution
In the EXPOSITION, we introduce who the main character is and what the premise is. It prepares a way for upcoming events. It establishes the setting and conflict. Avoid revealing so much in the exposition. You're supposed to get the readers invested in the promises you're making to them. Here, main characters are established and the problem is known.
In the RISING ACTION, we show/tell the readers the build-up of conflict in the story and the character development. It's the part where tension is created, whether that tension is subtle or intense. Everything down during the rising action has to be justifiable. Maybe certain problems have risen and it's fixed by the climax, but the main tension has to stay. We venture through the protagonist's adventure and the writers tease the possible consequences of their choices through this development.
