#futurenovel

I looked through my window, I didn’t want to stare just in case you saw me. I remember getting a bottle of wine just for myself, yes I am that kind of woman, and lighting up a cigarette as I set my table. As the wine leaned on the glass I watched it fall slowly and I thought, why are you sitting, so close, but so far away from me, and you don’t even see me, the way I see you. I got to the conclusion that, we are so different in everyone’s eyes. I just hoped you would see me in this lonely night and sit with me, read to me, or whatever.

- Chanelle @_m.chanelle_

1. 

Relatability (Not Perfection)

Readers need to see themselves in your protagonist—whether through small habits, internal struggles, or quiet desires.

Flaws are essential. Think: anxiety over texts, a tendency to overthink, procrastination, people-pleasing, etc.

2. 

Introspective Depth

Slice of life thrives on the internal. Your character should reflect, doubt, and evolve slowly. Their inner world is the story.

Give them a strong internal voice or thought life—even if they’re quiet or reserved externally.

3. 

Consistent Motivation

What do they want from life? It doesn’t have to be grand. Maybe they just want to be understood, to feel safe, or to finish something they’ve started.

Their motivation drives the emotional arc, not plot twists.

4. 

Emotional Honesty

Readers are drawn to characters who feel things deeply and genuinely.

Let them react in imperfect ways. Let them cry, freeze, avoid, lash out, or misread a situation—and grow from it.

5. 

Small Stakes, Big Resonance

Your character’s conflicts should feel significant to them, even if they’re seemingly small.

Example: standing up to a friend, choosing a college, leaving a job, confronting a parent.

6. 

Distinct Voice

Especially in first-person or close third-person, give your protagonist a voice with texture. Dry humor? Anxious rambling? Blunt honesty? Curious detachment?

7. 

Growth Over Time

Show change—but not necessarily a total transformation. Slice of life often celebrates subtle shifts: becoming more open, learning to forgive, deciding to stay instead of run.

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hobby, future novel in process with little information (things out of boredom)parasite of space, "to improve the human and evolution with improvement without knowing that something could go wrong"

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Luke glared at his twin, his hands tightening together in his lap until it was so painful he was forced to unclench them. He shook his head.

Ava sighed. “I don’t see your reasons behind being shy around me, Luke. I’m your twin, your sister, the missing piece of your soul. I can sense when something is playing on your mind, so don’t even try lying. You like guys, so what?”

Luke’s silver eyes widened at his sisters bluntness and knowledge of the very thing which had been keeping him awake nights on end. The reason he had distanced himself from his siblings and parents, in fear that they would figure it out and judge him. Hate him. But then there was Ava, who discussed about it as though she were discussing the weather.