Writing Stories with Compelling Creatures

We're celebrating the spooky season at Story Tips by talking about how to write fictional creatures and monsters. From werewolves to vampires to dragons, they fill all kinds of roles and are some of the most iconic parts of a story. Creating your own monster can be daunting, though. If you're having trouble making a monster for your story that you're happy with, consider these tips next time you're writing!
Script and VO by Adam Bassett
Animation by Cole Field
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The Ancient Origins of Werewolves: theconversation.com/the-ancie...
Empire Podcast Ep. #468: www.empireonline.com/movies/n...
Hemingway's Early Manuscripts, The Theory of Practice and Omission: www.jstor.org/stable/3831126
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[@Avionne_Parris]

Great job, Adam! Monsters are so huge that they make or break a story. You cant sneak a monster into a story and hope readers dont notice. These tips will definitely help in my monster stories :-)

[@AroundTheCampfire]

You're too kind, Avi 🧡

[@katecatbear7785]

I love these videos, but there's a tone that pops up every so often in the background music that sounds like the beginning of the default Verizon ringtone and I jump every time! lol

[@AroundTheCampfire]

Sorry for startling you, haha! I'll have to look for that-I never noticed.

[@ArdannaL]

Hellboy was started in 1993, a monster if you can even call him one as a protagonist is a really old idea. You could probably go back a couple thousand more years to boot. It's not a 2022 thing.

[@gingycookie]

i'm pretty sure it's a joke