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idk if anyone will find this useful, but this is how i go about planning my stories. i mostly write fantasy, so that’s what this is most applicable to. but it could work with other genres too.
so there’s three major components to a story: the characters, the plot, and the world. creating them individually is the easy part, but they all connect and affect each other in different ways. (like you can’t have a character who loves peaches and eats them every day if they live a peasant in a region that doesn’t grow peaches, for example.)
so i created a cheat sheet to help connect all three components together.
1) the world creates the characters.
this is related to the peach example above. the characters should be a direct result of the environment they grew up in and the environment they currently live in.
2) the characters are limited by the world.
also related to the peaches. characters can’t do anything outside of what the rules of their surroundings and universe allow, such as eating peaches when they’re not available. this also applies for magic users. they can’t have unlimited magic, so keep in mind what you want out of both the characters and the world when creating magic systems.
3) the characters carry the plot.
we’ve all heard it before: “bad characters can’t carry a good plot. good characters can carry a bad plot.” but we all like a good plot anyway. try to make sure you’re not giving your characters too heavy or too light of a plot to carry.
4) the plot pushes the characters.
if nothing in the plot happens, your characters will remain static forever. if you struggle with plots, try starting with what character development you want to happen, then go from there.
5) the plot depends on the world.
you can’t overthrow the evil government if there isn’t one. think of what your world needs most and what your plot is centered around, and fit those two together.
6) the world is changed by the plot.
even if your plot is centered around something most of your world would call “insignificant”, the world will still experience some change from the plot. either the evil government will be gone, or maybe that one teacher is now way more careful about keeping an eye on the test key. either way, the world will be different from now on.
final note: usually people will be able to write one or two of the components with ease, but don’t know where to go from there. i personally can’t write plots, but thinking this way has really helped me actually make a story out of the world and characters because i looked at what i needed from what i had. i really hope this can help you too! happy writing!
tl;dr this is a cheat sheet to help anyone who struggles with writing one or two of what i consider the three major components to a story.
This took a while to finish but I discovered that drawing buildings is enjoyable and quite relaxing.
Adventures at Woburn Waterworks. The best two days of my life.
Photo 1: Brass and Iron. Notice the modular construction of the steps. The main steam valve is in the top left. It has two wheels, one upstairs, and one at ground level.
Photo 2: Flywheel. The flywheel carries the momentum of the engine.
Photo 3: Low Pressure Side. The engine at Woburn is a compound, meaning it uses steam twice. The high pressure cylinder receives steam from the boiler. It exhausts into a receiver, i.e. a large tank between the cylinders, and the larger, low pressure cylinder uses this steam. A very efficient setup indeed.
Photo 4: Eccentrics. Unlike a locomotive or a ship's engine, a waterworks engine cannot reverse. It doesn't need to. So, why does each cylinder have two eccentrics? This engine is Corliss engine, or a four valve engine if you want to be more general. Each cylinder has four valves: two inlet, and two exhaust. It has two of each because most steam engines are double acting, meaning steam acts on both sides of the piston. These two sets of valves are each controlled by their own eccentric, allowing the engineers to make very precise adjustments to the valve timing should it become necessary. Also visible here is the belt which turns the fly-ball governor, yet another ingenious appliance from the steam age.
Photo 5: Down the Shaft. A view of the crankshaft, showing some of the gauges on the board. Since the engine was made a secret during the war, it has, very happily, retained ALL of its original gauges. Notice how the second on from the right reads "STEAM." Also notice the fact that the needle is not at zero...
Deck Uncovered Small modern backyard outdoor kitchen deck idea without a cover for the outdoor kitchen deck
Fountain Landscape Seattle Image of a sizable, old-fashioned stone water fountain landscape in a backyard.
‘Structure of Outer Space ‘ Pamela Lukrecja
Acrylic and Gesso on Canvas
🔵 'Euanthe' 2019🌌 🌠🌃 // This is abstract painting on cotton canvas. The style is defined by sculptural use of paint. It is 3-D, built-up mixture of many layers of thick gesso, paint, sand and other materials. I'm inspired by the #structure of Jupiter's Moons. This one was inspired by the surface of the satellite called #Euanthe . It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001. It was named in August 2003 after Euanthe, who was the mother of the Graces.🎨 Size: 40 H 120 W x 2 cm, 15.8" x 47" x 0.8" 🖼 // Available -> www.creativeconstellation.org . . . #abstractexpressionism #universe #prana #textureart #textured #outerspace #chakra #consciousness #astronomy #cosmos #contemporaryart #Jupiter #abstractart #abstractartist #artcollector #paintdaily #picoftheday #pamela #newhome #interior #interiordesign #gray #grey #creativeconstellation #pamelarys (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BztKamMI8cB/?igshid=rpewh1abh7pp
🔵 'Rhea' new :)) This is oil painting on high quality linen and custom made canvas. The style is defined by sculptural use of paint. It is 3-D, built-up mixture of many layers of thick gesso, paint, sand and other materials. I'm inspired by the #structure of #Saturn 's Moons. This one was inspired by the surface of the satellite called Rhea. is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System. It was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. The surface of #Rhea is an icy body. Rhea is named after the #Titan Rhea of #Greek #mythology , the "mother of the gods". Size: 120 H x 100 W x 4 cm, 47" x 36" x 1.6" 🖼 // . . . #abstractexpressionism #universe #prana #textureart #textured #outerspace #usa #consciousness #astronomy #cosmos #star #contemporaryart #artlife #abstractart #abstractartist #artcollector #picoftheday #pamelarys #newhome #interior #interiordesign #prana #creativeconstellation #silver (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jKjkZHYON/?igshid=vf9im7w2ky78
🔵 'Rhea' close-up :)) #structure #Saturn #Cassini #Rhea #Titan #Greek #mythology Size: 120 H x 100 W x 4 cm, 47" x 36" x 1.6" 🖼 // . . . #abstractexpressionism #universe #prana #textureart #textured #outerspace #usa #consciousness #astronomy #cosmos #star #contemporaryart #artlife #abstractart #abstractartist #artcollector #picoftheday #pamelarys #newhome #interior #interiordesign #prana #creativeconstellation #silver (at Bismarck, North Dakota) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0y2r8inzQh/?igshid=pwpd10srm8na
🔵 'Rhea' interiors :)) #structure #Saturn #Cassini #Rhea #Titan #Greek #mythology Size: 120 H x 100 W x 4 cm, 47" x 36" x 1.6" 🖼 // . . . #abstractexpressionism #universe #prana #textureart #textured #outerspace #usa #consciousness #astronomy #cosmos #star #contemporaryart #artlife #abstractart #abstractartist #artcollector #picoftheday #pamelarys #newhome #interior #interiordesign #prana #creativeconstellation #silver (at Dover, Delaware) https://www.instagram.com/p/B06iWGTABmV/?igshid=mhcs4nib3qsu
🔵 'Titan' new :)) This is oil painting on high quality linen and custom made canvas. The style is defined by sculptural use of paint. It is 3-D, built-up mixture of many layers of thick gesso, paint, sand and other materials. I'm inspired by the #structure of #Saturn 's Moons. This one was inspired by the surface of the satellite called #Titan . It is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere. It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System after Jupiter's moon Ganymede, and is larger than the planet Mercury, but only 40% as massive. Discovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, Titan was the first known moon of Saturn, and the sixth known planetary satellite (after Earth's moon and the four Galilean moons of Jupiter). Titan is primarily composed of ice and rocky material. The thick atmosphere is orange due to a dense organonitrogen haze. The name Titan, and the names of all seven satellites of Saturn then known, came from John Herschel in his 1847 publication. He suggested the names of the mythological Titans, brothers and sisters of Cronus, the #Greek Saturn. In Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia and Uranus, that ruled during the legendary #Golden Age. Size: 120 H x 100 W x 4 cm, 47" x 36" x 1.6" 🖼 // . . . #abstractexpressionism #universe #prana #textureart #textured #outerspace #usa #consciousness #astronomy #cosmos #star #contemporaryart #artlife #abstractart #abstractartist #artcollector #picoftheday #pamelarys #newhome #interior #interiordesign #prana #creativeconstellation #orange (at Tallahassee, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1AG943nEeZ/?igshid=iw3bimxw5cbm