1. How does the plot look so far? Give me your honest opinion. Add things on that you think will help. I want to pour my soul into this.
- I really like what ya have so far, keep going!
2. Is a male main character ideal? Should I switch it up and make the MC a girl?
- there are already so many stories that have solely a female MC, so it would be nice to switch it up and go for a male one. I don’t think you’d get less reads in doing so.
3. How do you feel about a sad ending? Would it be preferable to have a happier ending or a sad one?
- it really depends. I feel like most stories that have a sad ending include a well-loved character dying, and I don’t have a problem with this if it’s done for a reason. If there’s beauty in their death, I fully support it. If it’s done for a shock reaction, I don’t like it because it makes it feel meaningless. For example, if you’ve ever seen the show “The Vampire Diaries”, (massive spoiler if you haven’t watched it) one of the main characters Stefan dies at the end. Although this had my crying for days, I appreciated the beauty in his death. He died saving the people he loved, which is just so fitting for his character. His death didn’t feel like a write off, and as sad as it was, I can see the beauty and reasoning behind it.
If you’re going to make a sad ending, I’d say put some meaning behind it.
4. What would be the preferable art style? (Ink, Limelight, etc.)
- whichever! I’d say if you want your story to perform well, do Limelight. If you’re not bothered about reads, it really doesn’t matter.
5. What’re your guys’ likes and dislikes in an Episode story? (Length of a story, customization, etc).
- likes: good directing, good grammar, character development.
- dislikes: poor grammar and lack of basic directing, basic/undeveloped characters, whole chapters dedicated to CC as well as customisation for the MC’s whole family/entourage. (Most of the time I don’t even customise the main characters, and I definitely don’t care what their parents, brother and dog look like. I also don’t want a whole chapter that only had customisation.)
6. From my experienced writers, is there any advice you’d like to give me before I start?
- watch Joseph Evans’ YouTube tutorials, they SAVED me. Also, don’t attempt ambitious directing until you’ve nailed the basics because I tried doing that when I first started writing and it didn’t work for me at all.
Best of luck with the story! 