How to Howl: Tips for Werewolf Writers

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TWISTING IDEAS

So, you're planning to start up a werewolf story, but you're just staring on your laptop or phone and got no idea what to write. Questions kept on flowing your mind like:

What plot should I use? How will I make my story interesting? How will I make this unique from others? How?

Let me tell you how.

Sa genreng ito, we all know na may mga ideas na gasgas na at paulit-ulit na lang ginagamit. Pakiramdam mo rin ay wala ka nang ibang maiisip dahil sa tingin mo ay nagamit na lahat. Ang mga ideas na nasa utak mo ay naisulat na ng iba.

Hm. How 'bout you twist your ideas?

Twisting ideas is a really great way to give your readers new feels and perception sa isang story. For example, we always see rogues as the bad guys in werewolf stories. Sila palagi ang kalaban. Sila palagi ang masama. But what if baliktarin natin? What if this time, hindi naman ang alpha or luna ang bida kundi ay isang rogue?

In this way, maipapakita mo ang panibagong side hindi lang sa karakter pati na ang mundong ginagalawan niya. Mapupukaw mo rin ang interes ng mga mambabasa dahil nga bagong timpla 'to. They'll be curious to find out kung ano ang mayroon doon, ma-c-curious sila kung anong buhay mayroon ang isang rogue. Mahahatak mo ang readers sa kinasanayan nilang basahin at dalhin sila sa panibagong mundo ng istorya mo.

Do you get my point now?

Another example, the beta's personality is kalmado lang at palaging maaasahan. Siya rin ang nagbibigay minsan ng advice sa alpha. Hindi rin siya 'yong tipong padalos-dalos. He has a leader-like personality that it often makes me think he's a better leader than the alpha (haha my bad). But what if, this beta was only faking? What if there's more to his personality? Sa likod ng kanyang pagiging mabait ay may lihim pala siyang binabalik na masama? Na siya pala ang totoong kalaban ng bida ngunit nagbabalot-kayo lamang? Isn't it cool? You can use this as an interesting plot twist!

There's a lot of ways para pagandahin ang storya mo basta 'wag ka lang mapagod na magsulat. Kung sa tingin mo ay common ang ideya na naiisip mo then just twist it!

Iyon lang. Hope this helps. See you on the next update!

Oh if you have questions related to this genre that you want me to tackle, just leave a comment below or feel free to dm me.