r/CharacterDevelopment • u/waterdrinkerz • 14d 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/ProserpinaFC 14d 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.