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This index holds the various pages of the ''So You Want To'' namespace. Go to [[So You Want To/Write a Story|Write a Story]] and [[So You Want To/Be Original|Be Original]] for basic advice that transcends genre boundaries.
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'''So You Want To Write Up a Suggested Page:''' Make the title into a link (
'''So You Want To Start a New (Unsuggested) Page:''' Just create a bulleted link at the end of the appropriate section, then click on it, click the ''Edit Page'' button, and start editing.
'''So You Want To Expand An Existing Page.''' There are a few pages that need expanding. If you see one and you feel like you're up to it, please do so.
'''So You Want To Get the Template:''' Head over to [[So You Want To/See a Template|See a Template]], open it for editing, and copy the template at the bottom of the page. Then come back here, click on the link for the page you want to create, open it for editing, paste in the template, and start filling in the sections. There you go!
If you have trouble picking a title for your story, refer to [[Genre Title Grab Bag]].
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* [[So You Want To/Make Interesting Characters|Make Interesting Characters]]
* [[So You Want To/Develop Character Personality|Develop Character Personality]]
* [[How to Stop
* [[So You Want To/Build Your Own Fictional World|Build Your Own Fictional World]]
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This section is for certain settings and locations in a story
* [[So You Want To/Make a Runaway Hideaway|Make a Runaway Hideaway]]
== Story Aspects, Scenes and Large Ideas ==
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== Groundbreaking Works ==
An overview of how these works rose to the top of the food chain, and how you might duplicate their success:
* [[So You Want To/Write the Next Doctor Who|Write the Next ''Doctor Who'']]
* [[So You Want To/Write the Next
* [[So You Want To/Write the Next
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== Major Authors ==
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== Individual Characters ==
Writing a story is hard but writing believable characters, the core of any good story, is even harder at times.
We need tropers to create new pages of these standard characters, and start giving advice on how to craft them! In the meantime, you can visit [[Master Characters]] and [[Heroes and Heroines]] articles for some basic character templates.
* [[So You Want To/Avoid Writing a Mary Sue|Avoid Writing a Mary Sue]]—also a Troublesome Trope
* [[So You Want To/Write a Cloud Cuckoo Lander|Write a Cloud Cuckoo Lander]]
* [[So You Want To/Write a Harem Hero|Write a Harem Hero]]
* [[So You Want To/Write a Magnificent Bastard|Write a Magnificent Bastard]]
== Creator Jobs ==
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== Suggested Pages ==
''The Basics:''
* So You Want To Avoid [[Writer's Block]]
''Genre:''
* So You Want To Write An Action Movie
* So You Want To Write An [[Adventure]] Story
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* So You Want To Write An [[Alien Invasion]] Story
* So You Want To Write An Animated Children's Movie
* So You Want To Write An [[Arabian Nights Day]] story
* So You Want To Write A [[Big Damn Movie]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Boarding School]] Story
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* So You Want To Write A [[Chick Flick]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Chick Lit]] story
* So You Want To Write A [[Clock Punk]] Story
* So You Want To Write A Cloning Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Cosmic Horror Story]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Dark Fantasy]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Dungeon Punk]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Dystopia]]
* So You Want To Write
* So You Want To Write A [[Gender Bender]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Heroic Bloodshed]] Movie
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* So You Want To Write A [[Humanity Ensues]] Story
* So You Want To Write An [[Idol Singer]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Low Fantasy]]
* So You Want To Write A
* So You Want To Write A [[Mister Seahorse]] Story
* So You Want To Write A Murder Mystery
* So You Want To Write A [[Ninja]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Pirate]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Post Apocalyptic]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Prince and Pauper]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Psychological Horror]] story
* So You Want To Write A [[Road Movie]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Samurai]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Science Fiction]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Screwball Comedy]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Sentai]] Show
* So You Want To Write A [[Shonen Ai]] Manga
* So You Want To Write A [[Situation Comedy]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Slice of Life]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Soap Opera]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Space Fighter
* So You Want To Write A [[Space Opera]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Space Western]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Spy Fiction]] Story
* So You Want To Write A Supernatural Mystery
* So You Want To Write A [[Teen Drama]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Thriller]]
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* So You Want To Write A [[Toku]] Series
* So You Want To Write A [[Tragedy]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Trapped in Another World]] Story
* So You Want To Write An [[Urban Legend]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Western]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Wizarding School]] story
* So You Want To Write A [[Wuxia]] Story
* So You Want To Write A [[Xenofiction]] Story
''Medium:''
* So You Want To Make A [[Collectible Card Game]]
* So You Want To Make A [[Fighting Game]]
* So You Want To Make A Side Scrolling [[Platform Game|Platformer]]
* So You Want To Make A [[Video Review Show]]
* So You Want To Write A [[4X]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Choose Your Own Adventure]]
* So You Want To Write An Educational Cartoon
* So You Want To Write An [[Interactive Fiction]]
* So You Want To Write A Mainstream Pop Song
* So You Want To Write A [[Narrative Poem|Narrative Or Epic Poem]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Rock Opera]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Sprite Comic]]
* So You Want To Write A Trailer
* So You Want To Write A [[Turn-Based Strategy]]
* So You Want To Write A Webtoon
* So You Want To Write A [[Young Adult]] Novel
* So You Want To Make [[
''Story Aspects, Scenes and Large Ideas:''
* So You Want To [[Genre Busting|Bust Genres]]
* So You Want To Create A [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]
* So You Want To [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Get Crap Past The Radar]]
* So You Want To [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|Think Of Everything]]
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* So You Want To Write A [[Deconstruction]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Dream Sequence]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Fight Scene]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Final Battle]]
* So You Want To Write Something [[
* So You Want To Write A [[Long Runner]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Pilot Episode]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Reconstruction]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Satire]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Short Story]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Spiritual Sequel]]
* So You Want To Write A Teen-Appropriate Series
* So You Want To Write A Wedding
* So You Want To Write A Winter Holiday Special
* So You Want To Write A [[Xanatos Gambit]]
''Groundbreaking Works:''
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
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* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[
* So You Want To Write The Next [[Tales (series)|Tales Of series]]
* So You Want To Write The Next [[The Simpsons (animation)|Simpsons]]
* So You Want To Write The Next [[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]
''Major Authors:''
* So You Want To Be The Next [[George Lucas]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Hayao Miyazaki]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Hideo Kojima]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Jim Henson]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Joss Whedon]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Pixar]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Sierra]]/[[LucasArts]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Studio Ghibli]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Terry Pratchett]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[The Beatles (band)|Beatles]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Walt Disney]]
* So You Want To Be The Next [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]
''Individual Characters:''
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* So You Want To Write a good [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
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* So You Want To Write a Love Interest
* So You Want To Write a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Messianic Archetype]]
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* So You Want To Write A [[Tsundere]]
* So You Want To Write A [[Villain]]
* So You Want To Write a [[Yandere]]
* So You Want To Write Dialogue
''Creator Jobs:''
* So You Want To Be An Animator
*
* So You Want To Cast A Hollywood Blockbuster
* So You Want To Pick A Filming Location
''Troublesome Tropes:''
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* So You Want To Avoid Being [[Anvilicious]]
* So You Want To Avoid [[Broken Aesop|Breaking Your Aesops]]
* So You Want To Avoid [[Flanderization]]
* So You Want To Avoid [[Glurge]]
* So You Want To Avoid Homophobia
* So You Want To Avoid [[Padding]]
* So You Want To Avoid [[Plagiarism]]
* So You Want To Avoid [[Poe's Law]]
* So You Want To Avoid Racism
* So You Want To Avoid Sexism
* So You Want To Avoid Transphobia
* So You Want To Avoid [[Wangst]]
* So You Want To Avoid Writing A [[Designated Hero]] Or [[Designated Villain|Villain]]
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