That's actually not a bad idea

That's usually my approach for the start of a story. None of these characters we introduce live in a bubble. Technically, they have lives going on before we get a peek into their world, so the start of their story is just a peek into their lives right before a moment of change happens -- and what does that look like?

That's what's hard with this one - they *do* live in a bubble, in some sense.

Aaaand I want it set during World War I I just realized. Dang it.

It lends itself well to the theme of people being unable to laugh anymore and it gives a realistic reason for why the main character is able to run away to join the circus. It also explains why a circus exists to begin with. What sucks is that it's going to take tons of research and I know nothing about World War I (or II for that matter)

By live in a bubble, I mean they have lives before this moment happens

They don't just come into being exactly at this moment. And if they DID come into being exactly at this moment, what is it that created them exactly at this moment and thus, becomes a situation they wake up to

Researching sucking? That's what starts influencing all sorts of unconscious themes and decisions

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True.
I just realized it's already influencing some of my storytelling decisions, which feels lazy but
Basically, I'm going to need to explain how these characters to the draft. I now have a teenage main character wondering if he shouldn't leave the circus to join the war

Lack of research feels lazy or knowing more about the circumstances feels lazy? Cause I don't understand the latter.

The latter. Idk why, it just feels like the story just comes naturally and I have to write a lot less if that happens

The past is already written

There's also already pre-existing politics and pre-existing world building constraints.

At the same time, getting them accurately is going to be tough

Wait a second

If Dr Gero, or Android 20 had a hat that said R&R on it, HOW THE FUCK did Yamcha not realize that those were the androids?

You weren't supposed to see that. <:Nervous_Monkey:797288817115267082>

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this rule doesn't really apply to us does it?

What rule?

mmm seems the image I reposted from another channel was removed

That paragraphs have to be 5-6 sentences

but when I learned to write in elementary/middle school, a sentence was a complete thought while a paragraph was a collection of complete thoughts that constitute a mental image/description/idea. So the paragraph is however long it takes to express that image/idea

If it's 2 sentences or 10, it is what it is

IDK, but I don't know if I see someone... moderating length of text in a writers sub?

speaking for both essays and creative writing

TFW you find sth awesome, read it through, and then get to the end only to find out you’ve read it before and bookmarked it already <:Flooshed:797578663083769916>

https://tenor.com/view/memory-no-memory-where-am-i-memories-harry-potter-gif-5385535

I'm sure there isn't a paragraph nazi checking every work that comes to a publisher for 5-6 sentence paragraphs