I have sworn to not ruin The Kanto Kronicles this time. I ruined it by obsessing over perfection. Now, I am fine with nothing being perfect. However, I need advice on a few concerns.
1. Should I use the details I planned out? I started writing The Kanto Kronicles with only a few details on each of the three sagas, a basic idea of the characters, and an idea of an interesting, corrupt setting. However, once 9th grade began, I filled an entire notebook with planning and hated it. I'm considering ignoring everything I thought about for the story during 9th grade so as to not revive any negative feelings.
2. My main character, Thomas, seems boring. Here's what I know about him:
Thomas is a calm, collected person. He always tries to remain calm, even in dangerous situations. He has kept his mother from becoming permanently depressed, even though she is still very sad. Thomas is also very nice to people, especially his younger brother, Marcus. Thomas and Marcus have a good relationship. Thomas and Marcus do mess with each other sometimes, especially Marcus to Thomas, but they still love each other. Thomas does his best to act respectful and polite towards others, but he can still be a serious person. His father’s death has even made him more mature than he was before.
Thomas is able to have visions of the future. He fails to save his father (who dies) and his cousin (who gets injured) after the first two visions. Perhaps this could cause him great anxiety and make him cautious?
Besides that, I know nothing about him. So far in my actual writing, Thomas is cliché and has boring reactions.
3. Should I write the entire first draft or rewrite some chapters as I go along? I love my prologue, but I dislike my first chapter. Again, Thomas seems boring and I could not capture his personality (whatever it is), nor the setting of the story, well. After writing a few more chapters can I go back and edit?
4. How do I develop the setting? I'm very confused on this. All I know is that the Kanto region is corrupt and secretly being controlled by Team Alpha, an evil organization. Despite all the violence that goes on, parents still send their children to train Pokemon.
Final words: I have spent almost two years pondering this story and do not want to plan out tons of things before writing. I know this is only a Pokemon fanfiction, so it doesn't have to be extraordinary. I also don't want to take five years to write this. However, I want The Kanto Kronicles to be as best as it can be. Thank you!
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