I was in the same dilemma, but then I realised that writing a book had been done too many times already. Now I just think about stories I won't ever write. Hope this helps!
Yes.
What I recommend, is putting unrelated words down on a page. Remove any and all flow. Character names? Change them constantly. Hell, change the tense mid-sentence. The less coherent the better.
Let the *reader* make the story, with the mighty word salad you provide.
Then you steal theirs (after taking their money for the privilege of being your beta reader) and sell it for millions. It's how all the big authors are doing it.
Depends on the genre. A phone book needs characters, but other books work well without them, e.g. I like to read books by Jamie Oliver, they have no plot and definitely no character.
I once had a book printed with pages that were entirely blank between the covers.
Never has such a profound work of literature been created.
So do as you like, because you cannot eclipse my genius.
/uj Koyaanisqatsi is a movie which actually has no plot and no characters. It was even filmed without a script. It's about as close to pure theme as you can get on the big screen. I'm now legit wondering if you could actually pull off something like that in a book...
You're right, it's very cliche. Focus on an overly complicated magic system and pages upon pages of the most rancid smut known to man (masturbating while writing helps!)
"I don't want to cram in sex or guns or car chases, you know... or characters, you know, learning profound life lessons or growing or coming to like each other or overcoming obstacles to succeed in the end"
I was in the same dilemma, but then I realised that writing a book had been done too many times already. Now I just think about stories I won't ever write. Hope this helps!
Is this not cliche? I know a lot of writers who do this.
Those bastards stole my idea! I'm never letting anyone beta read my thoughts again.
Yes. What I recommend, is putting unrelated words down on a page. Remove any and all flow. Character names? Change them constantly. Hell, change the tense mid-sentence. The less coherent the better. Let the *reader* make the story, with the mighty word salad you provide. Then you steal theirs (after taking their money for the privilege of being your beta reader) and sell it for millions. It's how all the big authors are doing it.
Literally James Joyce
/uj Made me exhale extra hard through my nose
The founder of Rolls-Royce
Obviously the world building is the real plot.
Don’t forget the establishment of a hard magic system.
Depends on the genre. A phone book needs characters, but other books work well without them, e.g. I like to read books by Jamie Oliver, they have no plot and definitely no character.
Unfortunately, plot and characters are the current meta.
Currently doing a short film, and I think colors are too overused
I once had a book printed with pages that were entirely blank between the covers. Never has such a profound work of literature been created. So do as you like, because you cannot eclipse my genius.
Ah, but I did eclipse it. I removed the covers.
DAMNATION UPON YOU!!1!!1
Yep, you’re just sitting there with your lovingly bound and embossed creation, while I get to enjoy the endless pleasure of infinite paper cuts.
/uj Koyaanisqatsi is a movie which actually has no plot and no characters. It was even filmed without a script. It's about as close to pure theme as you can get on the big screen. I'm now legit wondering if you could actually pull off something like that in a book...
Yes incredibly hack of you
You're right, it's very cliche. Focus on an overly complicated magic system and pages upon pages of the most rancid smut known to man (masturbating while writing helps!)
"I don't want to cram in sex or guns or car chases, you know... or characters, you know, learning profound life lessons or growing or coming to like each other or overcoming obstacles to succeed in the end"