: Re: How do I start writing a good plot line? so I've been working on this story for about two years, and I have a whole world and set of characters built. I have extensive lore and descriptions

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Academy award winner Aaron Sorkin says: "You cannot say you have an idea (for a story) until you use the words BUT or THEN". That is to say: it's only when you COMPLICATE the characters and the situations that you have a story.

A story is about objectives, conflict and choices.

A character wants ONE thing - saving the princess, finding the gold, getting the crown, whatever. Then something blocks his way, and makes the journey or the situation complicated. (Note that it works also in a passive way: Bilbo wants to stay home and his world to stay always the same, but something happens that forces him to leave).

Think about what your characters want, and throw some obstacles on their path. Also, think about their weaknesses, and create a situation where those are tested and need to be overcome.

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