The Guide on Starting a Royal Story
Iโm often asked about tips on starting a royal story and I see more and more popping up which is great! So, I thought Iโd compile all my tips into another tutorial! More tutorials here.
So, Iโd figure Iโd start with just starting a story and then dive more deep into the royal parts of it because at the end of the day, your royal story is simply a story. Iโm no expert on storytelling but Iโll tell you whatโs helped me tell my story for the last two years along with tips Iโve picked up from some great storytellers here on simblr!
Letโs break it up into the 2 major things your story needs - plot and characters.
Plot is the story in which you want to tell. The thing I love about storytellign on simblr is how your plot can evolve in many different ways. Many of us have no plans to stop telling our stories, so the storylines grow and change with our characters.
To get started with creating a plot, I have an outline that I create for each chapter of my story. I use Google docs and simply write out the scenes and color code them based on if Iโve taken screenshots, drafted posts, or published a post. You donโt have to do it that way but that is what works for me. Others use tools like Milanote, some do their outlines in a notebook. Find what works best to help you work out your plots.
If you need inspiration, there are so many amazing stories here on Simblr. You can find the Royal Directory here. But, you can really get inspired anywhere - tv shows, movies, even from real life. Thatโs the beauty of inspiration, it can come from anywhere.
Itโs hard to say whether to start with the plot or the characters because they are both so essential to the story. The best thing you can do for your story is to understand your characters. From their personality, likes and dislikes, what makes them tick, what their background is. Stuff that makes a person who they are.
Those attributes that you give your character will work together with your plot. How your character reacts to certain situations based on who they are can even drive your plot. Which is why establishing them both is really important.
Again, inspiration can come from anywhere, simblr, media, or real-life. You can also Google character building questions to help you.
Now, letโs get Royal storytelling specifically! Since this is getting long and will only get longer. I put the rest under the cut!