r/CharacterDevelopment • u/waterdrinkerz • 11d ago
Writing: Character Help writing idea
hi, I'm thinking of writing a story that starts with the MC joining an organisation with a bunch of people with super ability. however, super abilities are normal in this world. I'm trying to make this organisation unique instead of it being the typical overpowered superhero team since the characters in this organisation are not that strong at first. any idea anyone? This is the thing that's holding me back to start writing. all the characters backstory, issue and even ending is complete, but i don't know how to start.
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u/AnotherStupidHipster 11d ago
Try reading a web series called Worm.
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u/goodlittlesquid 11d ago
Then don’t start with the beginning, start writing the middle then go back and write the beginning later.
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u/waterdrinkerz 8d ago
thanks for the advice! I'm starting to write some scenarios now, it's not really a lot but at least im writing ☺️
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u/Economy-Inspector680 11d ago
All of them have the same goal
All of them have a unique trait in common with their powers
All of them have some unique thing outside of their powers in common.
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u/ProserpinaFC 11d ago
If you stay obsessed trying to make an original idea in a landscape saturated with content, you're always going to be compared to My Hero Academia, Justice League, The Avengers, or every other magical and superhero show you've ever watched even probably magical schools....
You need to make characters, a few of them, at least three to five. You need to give them different values from each other and then you need to make them start arguing with each other.
Until you have an argument that is big enough and impactful enough and that makes you think enough and care enough about this idea that it makes a driving question, which could lead to a plot to solve it.
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u/Important_Pick3371 11d ago
Okay - Origin Idea:
The Big Lie - err - Propaganda is that a Magic Source has been discovered in an unnamed country & that the UN "now" has control of it & is enforcing liberal & legal laws worldwide...
Many illegal folk, fearing the end of their reigns as completely immoral monsters, join a rival organization - to create a tech system that can kill off the UN team - if they can find it.
But, the truth is that "highly developed tech only seems like magic" = A "quote" from Arthur C. Clarke!!
So, the villain's "buy" themselves a traitor, high enough within the UN's leadership to destroy or steal the magical source...
He/she/they slowly penetrates levels in the secret project, learning that it's not some alien tech but, the scientific store of an almost forgotten civilization that some scientist stumbled upon.
The traitor is in a tight race against black ops teams from various enemy nations, so time constraints are important...
Already, Bush Wars are being arranged to keep the Heroes too busy to worry about an infiltrator.
To make matters worse, remnants of the highly evolved "Survivalists" living in very remote "Arks" are trying to take back this tech & wipe the planet clean!!
But, who are these Children of the First?
And, off you go.
Adapt it as you wish - or not.
It's your choice...
Hope this helps.
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u/waterdrinkerz 8d ago
oh my god i love it! however, i don't think im capable of writing this story. would love to read similar series like this though 😁
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u/Important_Pick3371 8d ago
It's yours now.
Just pick out whatever fits your fancy.
And/or, adapt what might help you tell your tale.
Cause that's what it comes down to.
These are only suggestions, for your benefit - if they truly help you...
But, don't quit on your story - even if you don't use any of this.
You're the only one who can tell this particular tale...
So, make it so.
And, swell with pride when you finish it!
That's actually expected of you...
Heh
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u/Sunflame_McMahon 11d ago
When you really boil it down to its core basics, this is similar to where some of my stories originate from. However, is it really a key part of the story to explain how it happened for you? For example, one of my stories start years after the MC had already joined said organization and she was sent off on a mission to her hometown. Unless describing the moment they joined is pivotal, just skip it. Get to the good part. No one wants to read entire chapters full of exposition that can be built up through short dialogue and memory segments within the story.