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  • If or when a writer gets you to care about--and feel invested in--a fictional character, does that stem from a sort of manipulation?

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  • What are the general components of an ongoing story/series?

    I'm wanting to figure out all the information I need to start creating a story. I have a very basic idea but I need to expand it. I'm planning to try to write a series in comic/gra...  moreI'm wanting to figure out all the information I need to start creating a story. I have a very basic idea but I need to expand it. I'm planning to try to write a series in comic/graphic novel format because it's a good trade-off between a written format and a video format.As a programmer and a straight-up logical person, I work best when I have a series of logical steps I can follow and struggle with anything that doesn't have a defined right or wrong answer. To workaround this, I've decided I need to create a list of things that I need to know to create my story. Essentially questions that, when answered form a basic framework for the story.So far the components I've thought of are:

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    Year
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    Characters:

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    I know more information and more detailed components are needed, but I'm not sure what.As mush detail as possible would be great. Once I have a formula, for lack of a better term, I can tweak it into a more unique ...    less
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