How did you come up with your story? Let's Talk!

[Penni]

That's a great way to put it!

[Wocalich]

What's your story about, by the way?

[WillowTree]

I like writing different power dynamics and I really like writing May-December relationship. For 'The Love of a Werewolf' it actually started with a vague idea of a teacher/student relationship. Then I decided I wanted the younger person to be the one with power, then I decided I wanted to write about werewolves... then it kind of snowballed into the what the fic currently is.

For 'The Demon of the Sea'..... I don't really have much to say on it. I wanted to write about a poor fisherman taking care of his little sister. Then there was a shark monster who was cutting into the prime fishing time for the fisherman... Then there was a romantic arc between the fisherman and the shark monster.

I'm also working of 'The Ghost of Summerside Cemetery.' I literally got that idea by driving through a really big cemetery and seeing a statue that was kind of falling apart in the shade of a big tree by the water. That's all it took. I won't be posting any of it until TLoaW and TDotS are finished though.

(Also save me because I also have an idea for a war story but I work full time and I'm a student and I don't have time for another project.)

[Wocalich]

They all sound good, tbh, but keep your focus on one project if it's possible or else you will overwork yourself

[jcmraz]

Off of a random story idea I had written down and was thinking through that combined with some newer inspiration and it clicked better. To walk you through it Runner was initially going to take place on Earth in a sort of bring powers to the normal world type of scenario. A massive pylon crashes down from space somewhere in the Pacific and produces a signal that gives people powers. The powers were just a side effect and the pylon was an alien device meant to drain power or resources or something (this concept didn't go very far) from the planet. Around this time Made in Abyss came out and inspired me to kind of gamify my world building some. What remained was some inspiration for the lore and history for Runner and Pylons (no longer nefarious) that produce a sort of WiFi signal that allows people to use magic. Made in Abyss brought me to the idea of creature design and the idea of having the characters start at their strongest at the beginning and get weaker and weaker the further they get from a pylon. So as the story progresses it starts out with relatively lesser dangers but then it gets more dangerous not because the threats are more dangerous necessarily but because they no longer have the tools to deal with them easily. The name and concept around what the story would actually be about came from world building that idea out. What would a place that lives under these rules be like? Separated without as much contact between cities. People wouldn't travel as much because of the dangers and wouldn't live very far from a city's safety. But governments and people would still need to communicate. So it reminded me of the ancient Chilean courier runners: The Chasqui.

That's pretty much the start to finish of it. I could go into the actual plot and such but I'd prefer that you read and learn as I tell that part

[Wocalich]

I'm subscribed to Runner so I'll definitely read haha

[WillowTree]

I actually always have at least 3 going at once! If I try to stick to one I burn myself out on the idea. So I always have a main one I'm working on then two that I flip back and forth between when I feel the urge

[Wocalich]

I see. If it works for you, then I'm glad

[Aims]

I was bored and had already read all the good books in the YA section so I started daydreaming and came up with the initial concept (the kids just want to be kids but destiny keeps being a bitch, and also there's aliens and dragons) and started writing.
The story and characters changed a lot since the first draft (I was 14 when I completed it and now I'm 19), but for some reason it still feels like the first story I wrote, even though the characters only kept basic things like name and design and the lore did a 180°.

[foxnflames]

Mine stared off as me wondering if someone who’s newly human would conform to the same societal structures when it came to sexuality and gender norms. From there it turned into a reincarnation story and I wanted to explore all of the different emotions that come with being human (hence the titles of my updates). Also, the different forms of love, from platonic friendships, familial bonds, to romance and everything in between.

[Penni]

In a nutshell: Lucifer meets The Great British Baking Show

Baking, love, and a demon

[Wocalich]

Did you hear of "To the Eternal You"? Your story reminds me of it

[Wocalich]

That sounds fun
Edit: What is the name?

[WillowTree]

Brb. Need to read your story. Baking, love, and a demon! Sign me up!

[foxnflames]

No, tell me more about this

[Penni]

I gotta finish writing it first!

@wocalichofficial it's going to be called Devilish Cupcakes

[WillowTree]

Noo! I thought it was something already posted

[Wocalich]

A being drops something(I don't remember what) into the world. This thing transforms into a stone, then into an injured dog, then into a human. As it interacts with others it takes on various experiences and becomes more and more human. It's by the same mangaka who wrote Koe no Katachi
Edit: Here it is:

To Your Eternity Vol. 1

[Wocalich]

Me too...
@Penni you gotta tell us when you publish it

[snailienz]

I was on Facebook playing petville and I realized how much I loved virtual pet and lifesim games and wanted to make a story based off them! So I drew a few really bad designs and it kept evolving and evolving into what it is now, which I hope is no longer really bad.

(edit) Here is the link! I gottw get used to posting that.

Virtual Pet Planet | Tapas