Edward Mullen

Yes I have! I’m near the beginning of the art of the hustle 2 and they’re both amazing series and they are the type of books you just can’t put down!

@xQueenAurorax - Not a stupid question at all! Yes, you are correct, The Art of the Hustle is in fact part of the Prodigy universe. :) Have you read both series?

@EdwardMullen Heartiest congratulations!

@EdwardMullen That's spot on. My marketing skills, even after doing several courses, huge amounts of research, read books on it, watched many videos and live streams, are zero. I think my writing is well above average. Readers regularly tell me how good my stuff is, which is nice, but what I really need is for them to tell everyone else what they think. Telling me doesn't sell books.

@cleffhanger -Thanks!

@FelixMurikiCodeman Kara Danvers is based on the original version of the character Kara Zor-El a rebirth version.
            
            
            Lena is Lex Luthor's sister,Wanda Maximoff is Quicksilver's sister Magnito's kids.
            
            
            Natasha Romanoff or Romanov is Marvel's best Black Widow 

@FelixMurikiCodeman - I'm not totally familiar with these characters so it's tough to provide any meaning guidance.

@FelixMurikiCodeman 
            
            Q1) If you want to create an ensemble cast of characters, you can just pick some other theme - e.g. Greek goddesses, animals, planets, meteors (you can make up some characteristics of each fallen space rock)... weather and elements has been done but perhaps pick some other elements like gold, platinum, uranium... Or maybe they don't all fall into a theme. Think about the Spice girls, while not superheroes, they each had their own identity, i.e. Sporty, Baby, Scary, Posh...
            
            Q2) Kevin Smith once said that comic book stories are mostly second acts. Meaning, when you buy a random Batman comic - it assumes you know Batman's origin, and Batman doesn't die at the end. The story being told is all second act. So perhaps you could assume your audience knows something about your characters and you can write a series of short stories that have a beginning, middle, and end, but aren't these big epic adventures. Think more like an episode of TV rather than a series or a movie. You can write a short 10,000 word story that has some arch, but mini arches or subplots with each character. For instance, one character's story arch could be that she lost her favourite sweater, another got a bad grade on an exam, another is feeling ill, and another is getting to know a new neighbour. These are the kind of low-stakes scenarios we often see in a typical episode of a cartoon - something that can wrap up in 20 mins. If you write enough of these, you could stitch them together in an anthology and people will know so much about your characters personalities that they will fall in love with them and want to see them in other scenarios. I think there should also be a larger plot of them taking down some evil doer - after all, they are superheroes. I think a lot of people get stuck with finishing because they don't really have a clear direction on where they are going. I like to plan everything out in a detailed outline before I start writing.

@EdwardMullen thanks for the tips,it means alot.Your advice and everything help to think and never give up,honestly I've read your work on prodigy series the recent one I read is about a girl trying to keep a low profile,while the setting was in Tokyo(Japan) you know what I'm referring to.
            
            Q1)I've been in love with the Powerpuff girls,and Powerpuff girls cartoon series growing up I used to follow the cartoon I love the Powerpuff girls,my favourite is Bubbles.I don't know why the girls represents what I'm.Bubbles is sweet,kind,loving,but she can get cranky and annoyed.BLOSSOM:She is okay,tough,commander leader,the brave one,she loves her sisters and father Utonium so much.BUTTERCUP:Brave,serious,daring and she loves her sisters so much.All represents me.It connects with me,coming  to this year I had ideas to create mine who are unique and origin but have inspiration from the Powerpuff girls cartoon series and the main female characters.How can I create mine without copying them exactly like their blankets which has colours they like to use?
            
            
            Q2)I've been struggling to finish my unfinished stories and novels which I've left them hanging,I've tried to revisit them and tried to end them.But I want to keep writing them upto to the end.How can I solve that problem?

@FelixMurikiCodeman - Hi Felix, here is my initial thoughts on your questions:
            
            Q1) I don't think there's a patent on kindness, in fact, most superheroes are kind, they stand for justice, they do the right thing, etc. So why can't you create a kind female heroine with different origins, looks, and powers to Wonderwoman? Your job as a writer is to be creative and invent things people want to read. So you need to brainstorm all the ways she could be, without copying what originally inspired you. So, she can't come from the Amazon, she can't be tall, she can't have a lasso of truth, etc. That shouldn't be too difficult.
            
            Q2) I wouldn't worry too much about what she looks like. I rarely describe my characters other than "handsome", "beautiful", "nerdy", etc. I let the reader decide what beautiful looks like. Until your story becomes a comic book, you don't really need to tell or show the reader how they look. That way, the reader can interpret them in their image or how they want to see them.
            
            Q3) I have no idea, I'm not knowledgable about Wonder Woman beyond the few details I mentioned above. Google will be able to tell you everything you need to know about her :)
            
            Q4) Again, I would need to know more about Wonder Woman to answer this. I can think of lots of female characters, so there is bound to be some overlap with personality traits, appearance, powers, etc.

@EdwardMullen thanks 

@FelixMurikiCodeman - I think what draws a lot of people into Batman / Bruce Wayne is that he is just a regular guy with money and training. He stands for justice and will always do the right thing. I think people also sympathize with him because what he witnessed as a boy was horrific and it left deep emotional scars. You'll never be an alien from another planet who's bullet proof and can shoot lazers out of your eyes. But the appeal of Batman is that with the right amount of money and training, anyone could get close to him. Now, I will say that a lot is rested on the fact that Batman is a "regular guy" with no superpowers, but if you read any of the comics or watch any cartoons or movies, he does a lot of superhuman things, so they are trying to have their cake and eat it too. You might want to check out Moonknight, he is similar to Batman / Bruce Wayne, but he has multiple identities.
            
            So you need to find that thing that makes people connect with your character. The best way I know how is to create a character you connect with. If you were a reader of this story, what would draw you in?