Quote Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah View Post
I often have dreams that I feel like would make really good stories as I wake up. And then after a few minutes I realise none of it actually made any sense at all. XD But maybe I should start writing them down or something! I have a fair few ideas for things I think would be cool stories, but I struggle to come up with interesting characters.

That makes sense that they would need a short summary. It must be tough to try and make it sound as interesting as possible in so few words! Cool to hear it's all progressing though :D
Yep, keep a dream journal close to your bedside. Just note that it may become something weird and embarrassing like mine did, so keep it in a safe, hidden place. As for coming up with characters, I had trouble with this too. Sometimes using cliches and tropes is a possible fallback if you just can't come up with character personalities. For example, in Trial of Juno, Blazewing the Latias started off as a very bland, probably over-dramatic character that just didn't have a whole lot of likeable personality. And I was never really happy about that. So, during a rewrite, I decided bam, let's make her whimsical and provide comedy relief to what was actually a very dark story. My favorite line that I came up for her was "who ordered apocalypse and forgot the fries?" I never really got around to finishing the rewrite, but dang, it was definitely working out way better than before and the changes I made just felt like things I should have done in the first place. Even if I don't ever finish it, Trial of Juno did help me learn a lot of things about writing novels and for that, it was a valuable learning experience.

But yeah, like you said, trying to sum up everything for a synopsis and make it sound great in only 500 words is something I definitely need to be in the creative mental state for. If I'm feeling blah or tired and I try to do this, it's going to reflect in it and that's bad.