Enchanting Powerful Words. Writing Examples Included
Allure
No man had ever been able to refuse her allure, but it didn’t seem to even phase him.
Tantalizing
This tantalizing morsel is everything that I imagined flying to Paris.
Charmed
“Charmed to meet you.”
“Oh please! Don’t be so polite. I know who you are.”
Luscious
“That fruit might look luscious, but I assure you it is extremely poisonous. One lick with your tongue and you’ll swell up like a jumbo baked bean burrito on an all you can eat fiesta sale. Oh, and you’ll die too”
Irresistible
“Your deal sounds irresistible. What’s the catch?”
“The catch? Well, besides never seeing your family and friends again I’m not sure what you mean by catch?”
“I guess it was self-explanatory.”
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Write power words to help your reader feel a certain way towards characters or situations.
Use the powerful word in a natural way that comes across organic and smoothly. Do not force it. Just let it flow.
Power words are good for pivotal dialogue moments. They are good to consider for fiction as well as non-fiction.
Use power words to take your reader’s attention.
Draw their eyes and attention to where you want it the most.
Wake the reader up from zoning out while they are reading your piece.
Use power words strategically to get them from idea to idea.
Use simple power words that are easy to understand but that pack a punch compared to other boring words.
Write powerful words to keep your sentences interesting to your reader.
Don’t lose them by not drawing their attention back from losing focus.
When doing freelance writing projects use power words to write better-converting headlines and subject lines.
In blogging use power words in the titles and subheadings.
In emails use them in headlines and subject lines.
Don’t overdo it. Don’t try to force many into any one sentence unless it calls for it.
Hopefully, this fast short post helps you think through some of your own writing and where you can incorporate simple power words in a meaningful, natural, and effective way.
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Yes, I Am a Writer. No, I Don’t Write. Is There Something Wrong With Me?
Tell me if this sounds like you:
“I have an idea. I open a document. I write a couple of the worst sentences. I daydream for an hour about the idea. I close the doc.”
“I start to search out some details about the time period. I get lost in Wikipedia for a couple of hours. I am only in the first paragraph.”
“I get inspired by a writing prompt. I open a document. I Google something related to the writing prompt, get lost on Google for an hour. I haven’t finished my third sentence.”
Do you think things like:
“My favorite thing to do is write, I’ll write half a sentence, get distracted, then come back to it months later.”
“I should be writing right now, but I’d rather look at Instagram.”
“I daydream about writing my stories, but then I don’t write them.”
“I want to write, but my anxiety and depression catch up with me when I try to create.”
If you’ve done, said, or thought things like this, you are absolutely NOT alone.
Many people struggle with these same writing blocks.
The question is: is there a way to beat it? Yes.
Is there a magical pill to swallow? No.
And this won’t help everyone. It might only help those that are willing to try.
Hopefully this helps you.
Read to write. Don’t just read.
One of the best and worst writing advice tips is to read if you want to be a writer.
Well-meaning people go to read to write only to end up reading for hours and writing nothing. What happened?
In actuality it’s some of the best advice, but only if used correctly.
The real way to read if you are wanting to find inspiration to write is to know you’re putting yourself in danger of enjoying reading more than writing.
How do you beat that temptation?
The better way to give this advice would be to read with the intent of writing. Not with the intent of just enjoying reading.
Lots of people that love reading thinks they would also enjoy writing. This isn’t necessarily true. Reading is just pure consuming. Writing is pure output.
You do have to mostly consume in order to put something out, but if you are not EXTREMELY PURPOSEFUL about your reading, you can fall into a time-wasting trap.
Instead of reading for an hour, and calling it researching, read just to write.
Read until you find some words to write.
Writing exercise:
Here’s your writing prompt,
10 Ways to get rid of loneliness.
Now Google ways to get rid of loneliness.
You’ll see a bunch of articles. Choose 3 quickly. Don’t read them yet.
Choose one and browse its subheadings. Pick just one subheading you like. Skim some of the text. Do you think it’s a good one? Write 3 sentences summarizing it. Boom. Rinse and repeat.
When you read to write you are looking for information to write. We are not looking for information to ONLY READ.
This is vastly important when it comes to researching and writing.
You can make a “notes” page and just copy and paste stuff into it that you like, but I don’t recommend this.
The sooner you are writing about what you were just reading a moment ago the better.
This type of reading to write stuff might seem like work at first but the more you do it the faster you’ll get and it will become enjoyable if you really do enjoy writing.
Be very aware of your addictions and say no to them during your writing time.
We can’t expect to be and to sit down and write if we have our favorite tv show on in the back.
You can’t write and surf Facebook. I can’t write and read Reddit subs.
Whatever it is that pulls your attention from writing, just cut it out during that time.
Try these things:
go somewhere else for a while, like a coffee shop or library
Do NOT look at social media while trying to write.
Do not try to write in front of the tv
Don’t look up things you’re curious about that have nothing to do with what your writing
If a thought pops up that you want to come back to write it down quickly and get back to writing.
Plan “NO DISTRACTIONS” writing times.
Time won’t just open up for a good time to write. We have to actively plan it out and step into it. Make it a priority to start something today after you read this.
I recommend starting small. If you never take the time to write don’t start at an hour for your first session.
Try 5 minutes. No distractions just writing. If you can’t come up with something to write, look up a writing prompt then start a 5-minute timer AFTER you’ve found one (don’t waste 5 minutes finding a prompt and think that counts as writing time. I see you out there.)
Once 5 minutes doesn’t seem like enough time, keep bumping up that timer until you’re writing out full chapters at a time.
Many writers are “planners” by nature. We like to stop and think out a bunch of things all at once.
The good of this is being able to plot scenes and moves, the bad thing is overthinking…um… just about EVERYTHING in our lives and that includes our writing.
We want it to be perfect the moment it exists. This is an exercise in futility. It’s not a good way to actually write.
It’s better to get our ideas out there shabby and ragged and then go back later and fix things up and make them all pretty.
So don’t overthink your first draft just get what you’re thinking down so that you have something to work with later.
Write about what ails you.
If you suffer from depression or anxiety go ahead and write about it.
Try to put it into words. What does it feel like? How does it prevent you from doing what you want? Is it keeping you from life goals? What small steps can you take to start your way out?
Instead of thinking, “I’m terrible at writing,” just write stuff that only you will read for a while.
Spend a year writing for yourself in this way and you may find that you love writing and that after a year of writing for yourself you might be ready to submit something to someone else.
Writing anything down will give you a boost in good feelings as you start to see a pile of your writing stacking up.
Write fictional characters that suffer from the same things you do. Get it out and give your fictional characters hopes, dreams, and aspirations too.
Making fictional characters that have similar struggles to you will be interesting writing exercises for yourself and maybe others will resonate with those same fictional characters.
One of the easiest ways to actually start writing is to just write a bunch of short stories.
It is a normal practice for famous writers like Niel Gaimen to have books filled with short stories.
Short stories are great because they help us give great ideas legs and if we really like them we will find ourselves giving them even more thought and writing than the ones that phase out.
Just try to write out ideas and turn them into short stories so it’s not so overwhelming and it’s more fun and rewarding than trying to write out every complete story idea we have.
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How to Write a Story from the Villain’s Point of View
Most stories are written from the hero’s point of view, but every once in a blue moon we see a story set from the villain’s perspective.
We can or may not know at the outset that we are following the villain. In my opinion, the more secrecy the better. But you can do it however you like.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
This saying ultimately means that the character didn’t mean to be evil. They ultimately meant to do good.
They had good intentions, but in the end they made some REALLY questionable choices that lead to the ruin of one or more characters.
Spoiler alert for: The Talented Mr. Ripley.
This reminds me of The Talented Mr. Ripley. He ultimately meant to do good and to find a happy life for himself and others, but he kept using murder to solve his problems AKA people.
Other people kept getting in the way of his goals and instead of working it out he would end up killing them.
Even though his original intentions were good, he ultimately turns out to be the villain.
Spoiler alert for: Mr. Brooks.
This story is fantastic. It’s one of my favorites. We follow Mr. Brooks most of the story who is a loving, caring, and gentle father, but soon we find out he’s also a recovering serial killer.
A recovering serial killer?
That’s correct, we follow him in his journey to try to not do something he’s addicted to, which is to kill people in certain ways.
The way they portray all the characters in this story is fantastic.
If you want to write a villain that’s trying to be good but is ultimately evil this is a good story to study how to write it from his or her point of view.
This saying means, “the end result justifies what you do along the way, even if some of your choices are morally suspect.”
An easy “end justifies the means” villain is Thanos in Infinity Wars. He justifies the mass slaughtering of trillions and ultimately half the universe to give the other half abundance of living.
He’s not exactly Daddy warbucks, but he ultimately has a good end in mind for some beings. His way of getting there is morally questionable.
Your villain can be an end justifies the means villain or an evil intentions villain, but how do we show this from their perspective?
Malicious intent.
Spoiler alert for: The Perfect Getaway
If you haven’t seen it. I recommend watching it before reading the rest of this post. You have been warned. 😬
One of the best stories I’ve seen where we follow the Villain’s point of view is: The Perfect Getaway.
One reason is that it’s an amazing twist. The second reason is the villain is completely evil and ultimately selfish.
I don’t always appreciate the villain that “has good intentions,” but ultimately ends up making bad choices.
I like it black and white sometimes.
There are so many “misunderstood” villain stories these days, that finding one where the writer says, this guy or girl is purely evil is actually refreshing (In a strange way.)
This story is amazing for writing a villain’s story from their point of view, because the entire time we follow the story it’s from the villain’s perspective but we absolutely have no clue.
This makes it a great story to follow the villain’s journey and makes a wonderfully fun twist towards the end.
You have to choose.
You ultimately have to choose if your villain is deliberately evil or if they are trying to be good and failing.
If you are going to write it from your villain’s point of view I recommend that being a twist (But it doesn’t have to be. Think The Joker.) Study some of the stories I’ve mentioned here to grasp how that is done well.
Hide your villain in a good person’s story.
The Getaway works so well because, the entire journey we are led to believe that the two characters we are following are two newlyweds on their honeymoon in Hawaii.
Who is more innocent then two young newlyweds?
Use ideas like this. Place your villain into a normally good person’s life.
Your villain loves their family. They pay the rent. They are a hard worker. They help the elderly cross the street. They pay all their taxes.
In their personal community, they’re an upstanding citizen.
Find ways to make your villain look like the naïve innocent person where you reveal their evil intentions or choices later.
In Sweeney Todd, we actually end up following the evil intentions of two villains (not just one) from their perspectives.
They both justify the evil they do to survive in a harsh environment. And Sweeney ultimately justifies everything horrible he does to anyone with his only goal, which is revenge.
It’s honestly a very tragic tail but worth a good study for writing from the villain’s point of view.
Revenge is actually one of the easiest motives to give your villain for them to justify every evil act they do.
What is your villain’s motive?
In order for your audience to enjoy your villain from the villain’s perspective they have to believe the villain’s motive is powerful enough to justify their actions or it just doesn’t work.
Some believable villain motives are:
greed
revenge
saving someone
saving themselves
selfishness
There are actually many good motives to work from, you just have to decide which best fits your villain.
Remember that the anti-hero is not a villain.
The anti-hero is more the character where the end justifies the means but in a different way.
A good way to think of it is this:
The anti-hero will torture a bad guy to save the innocent.
The villain will torture the innocent to save someone they love or themselves.
The anti-hero uses questionable tactics to save the innocent.
The villain carries out evil to acquire their goal, even if their goal ends up being very bad for others. They usually lack sympathy and don’t value human life.
How to Write a Story from the Villain’s Point of View
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Powerful Words that Give the Feeling of Horror | Writing Examples Included
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Power words can be used to help readers feel the situation we are painting with words.
They can be used to help readers take action about what they read.
We want to entice our readers to read more. Use power words at pivotal moments to do just that and more.
We don’t have to use a massive amount of power words to get our point across and drive home the idea.
We just have to use the right words at the right moments that seal the deal and really make the occasion.
Be a smart writer and take advantage of every word.
Write powerful words when appropriate to trigger an emotional response from your reader.
You can write powerful words instead of dull words to incite a desirous psychological reaction in your reader while you have their attention.
Write power words to give your reader specific feelings about characters and events.
Use the powerful word in a natural way that comes across organic and smoothly. Do not force it. Just let it flow.
Power words are good for pivotal dialogue moments. They are good to consider for fiction as well as non-fiction.
Use power words to take your reader’s attention.
Draw their eyes and attention to where you want it the most.
Wake the reader up from zoning out while they are reading your piece.
Use power words strategically to get them from idea to idea.
Use simple power words that are easy to understand but that pack a punch compared to other boring words.
Write powerful words to keep your sentences interesting to your reader.
Don’t lose them by not drawing their attention back from losing focus.
When doing freelance writing projects use power words to write better-converting headlines and subject lines.
In blogging use power words in the titles and subheadings.
In emails use them in headlines and subject lines.
Don’t overdo it. Don’t try to force many into any one sentence unless it calls for it.
Hopefully, this fast short post helps you think through some of your own writing and where you can incorporate simple power words in a meaningful, natural, and effective way.
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Powerful Words that will Have Your Readers Feeling Inspired With Examples
Amazing
“Your deal is amazing. I just can’t see how it’s a fair evaluation of where our company is at right now in sales.”
“Are you going to consider our deal or should I just leave?”
Jovial
He was the most jovial person I had ever met, so I thought if we spent time together Id start to be happier as well. I was totally wrong. I found that I started to get annoyed with how optimistic he was all the time. I don’t hang out with him anymore.
Astonishing
“Everything you have told me up to this point has been really astonishing. I actually believed you until about the last five minutes of your story.”
Stupendous
I couldn’t take my eyes away from him. It was a stupendous display of technique.
Astounding
“I can’t think of anywhere in the world to get a more astounding view. I don’t even have to leave my living room.”
“Honey, you’re super cheesy. Can we just watch the movie now?”
Powerful Words that will Have Your Readers Feeling Inspired With Examples
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Write power words to help your reader feel a certain way towards characters or situations.
Use the powerful word in a natural way that comes across organic and smoothly. Do not force it. Just let it flow.
Power words are good for pivotal dialogue moments. They are good to consider for fiction as well as non-fiction.
Use power words to take your reader’s attention.
Draw their eyes and attention to where you want it the most.
Wake the reader up from zoning out while they are reading your piece.
Use power words strategically to get them from idea to idea.
Use simple power words that are easy to understand but that pack a punch compared to other boring words.
Write powerful words to keep your sentences interesting to your reader.
Don’t lose them by not drawing their attention back from losing focus.
When doing freelance writing projects use power words to write better-converting headlines and subject lines.
In blogging use power words in the titles and subheadings.
In emails use them in headlines and subject lines.
Don’t overdo it. Don’t try to force many into any one sentence unless it calls for it.
Hopefully, this fast short post helps you think through some of your own writing and where you can incorporate simple power words in a meaningful, natural, and effective way.
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Powerful Words that will Have Your Readers Feeling Inspired With Examples
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5 Corrupt Settings for Your Fictional World Building
Corrupt politicians
Is your world full of corrupt politicians?
Is the whole system corrupt or are there certain secret societies of corruption?
Corrupt justice system
Does your character fight their way through a corrupt justice system?
Do they deal with an entire country or more local corruption?
Are they a lawyer?
Are they a judge?
Are they an officer?
Are they a reporter?
Are they the defendant?
Are they the prosecutor?
Corrupt police force
Des your character deal with a corrupt police system?
Are there a few bad cops or does it run much deeper?
Are they a cop or a citizen?
How do they find out about the corruption?
How does the opposing antagonist threaten them?
Company corruption
Is the CEO embezzling?
Is the board lying and stealing from the customers?
Is the company covering something up?
Are there billions or trillions on the line?
Are individuals that find out dying?
How far do they go to keep everything covered up and out of the light?
Corrupt Government
How far does the corruption go?
Are they stealing from the people?
Do they deny the people their rights and freedoms?
Is there a certain sector of the government that is more corrupt?
Who finds out and how?
What is the allegation?
Put your characters into corrupt situations to create tension and interest for your story.
If nothing ever goes wrong for them, they don’t have very interesting lives.
Follow the natural consequences of the setting to make problems for your characters to overcome
The more organic it is, the more depth the fictional story will carry with it in a natural way.
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5 Corrupt Settings for Your Fictional World Building
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Use These Powerful Words to Express Heartache | Writing Examples Included
1. Pain
There isn’t much pain like heartache.
2. Grief
His grief was inconsolable. No one could get him out of his trance. He just sat day and night waiting for the pain to pass, but knew it never would. That nothing would ever be the same without her.
3. Despair
They came in and took everything. They left nothing for the people they raided. They left utter despair.
4. Sadness
Ever experience the sadness of a heartbreak?
5. Hurt
Even though the damage was only emotional the hurt was physical, sickening and he couldn’t find a way to logically escape it.
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Be a smart writer and take advantage of every word.
Write powerful words when appropriate to trigger an emotional response from your reader.
You can write powerful words instead of dull words to incite a desirous psychological reaction in your reader while you have their attention.
Write power words to give your reader specific feelings about characters and events.
Use the powerful word in a natural way that comes across organic and smoothly. Do not force it. Just let it flow.
Power words are good for pivotal dialogue moments. They are good to consider for fiction as well as non-fiction.
Use power words to take your reader’s attention.
Draw their eyes and attention to where you want it the most.
Wake the reader up from zoning out while they are reading your piece.
Use power words strategically to get them from idea to idea.
Use simple power words that are easy to understand but that pack a punch compared to other boring words.
Write powerful words to keep your sentences interesting to your reader.
Don’t lose them by not drawing their attention back from losing focus.
When doing freelance writing projects use power words to write better-converting headlines and subject lines.
In blogging use power words in the titles and subheadings.
In emails use them in headlines and subject lines.
Don’t overdo it. Don’t try to force many into any one sentence unless it calls for it.
Hopefully, this fast short post helps you think through some of your own writing and where you can incorporate simple power words in a meaningful, natural, and effective way.
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5 Powerful Words that feel Bizarre + Writing Prompts
Odd
“Have you been feeling odd lately?”
“Yes. How did you know?”
“Well, it could be because of the poison I’ve been putting in your dinners.”
“You’ve been poisoning me?”
“Yes, darling. I told you I’d get you back.”
Peculiar
“Peculiar circumstances have been happening a lot in this community lately.”
Curious
“Well, I’m as curious as you are. Why don’t we just go ask hin already?!”
Outlandish
“Now that’s an outlandish idea. You want to rope up some cows together and see if you can stand on them while they run? And you say this will help you get better at water skiing?!”
5 Powerful Words that feel Bizarre + Writing Prompts
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Unorthodox
“That’s is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of.”
“Yes, it’s a bit unorthodox, but it actually just might work. Our timing has to be perfect though or else sssplat!”
Write power words to help your reader feel a certain way towards characters or situations.
Use the powerful word in a natural way that comes across organic and smoothly. Do not force it. Just let it flow.
Power words are good for pivotal dialogue moments. They are good to consider fiction as well as non-fiction.
Use power words to take your reader’s attention.
Draw their eyes and attention to where you want it the most.
Wake the reader up from zoning out while they are reading your piece.
Use power words strategically to get them from idea to idea.
Use simple power words that are easy to understand but that pack a punch compared to other boring words.
Write powerful words to keep your sentences interesting to your reader.
Don’t lose them by not drawing their attention back from losing focus.
When doing freelance writing projects use power words to write better-converting headlines and subject lines.
In blogging use power words in the titles and subheadings.
In emails use them in headlines and subject lines.
Don’t overdo it. Don’t try to force many into any one sentence unless it calls for it.
Hopefully, this fast short post helps you think through some of your own writing and where you can incorporate simple power words in a meaningful, natural, and effective way.
5 Powerful Words that feel Bizarre + Writing Prompts
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Avoid These Common World Building Mistakes When Writing Nature
There are some common tropes that get brought up when creating nature. Peace, tranquility, and innocence.
But if you actually take a look at nature you see very different themes coming up.
It’s a dog eat dog world.
Many writers have written nature as if it is the peaceful land that civilization came and messed up. This thought seems to come mostly from those that actually think that humans and civilization ruin everything.
But let’s examine nature with or without humans.
Most of the animals hunt and kill and eat each other. Wolves murder wolves not in their own specific pack. Foxes kill rabbits. Spiders eat other insects. Fish eat fish. Fish eat bugs.
There is a vast amount of killing and bloodshed in the woods all while humans are away. Violence is present in the wilderness with or without humans.
Nature doesn’t always have to be portrayed as the peaceful and tranquil forest that is untainted by man. You see this a lot in Eastern films. (Don’t get me wrong, anime is awesome) but the point stands that if you wanted to write about the violence of nature that would be a completely understandable theme. (It seems like Attack on Titan explores this theme)
Money is the root of all evil.
A theme we see a lot is the forest is pure until evil man comes and corrupts it with industry and greed.
The quote that “money is the root of all evil” actually comes from the Bible. And this is a misquote of what was actually said.
The actual quote is, “the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” See the difference? Money isn’t the root of ALL evil acts, but the LOVE OF MONEY is the cause of many evil decisions.
So is money and industry inherently bad for nature? No. People need to survive and build homes and make heat. Cutting down some trees to do so is a part of nature existing just as much as planting new trees and growing new forests.
The point is you can build good industries into your world and evil industries. And they can both affect nature in good and unhealthy ways.
But corruption shows itself in nature every day in wilderness where man has yet to step.
Parasite.
Need I say more?
In nature fungus grows on trees and kills them. Parasites latch onto animals and feed on them while they’re still alive.
The very existence of these parasitic species is evidence of corruption in nature.
Now, does it seem like man ultimately caused that corruption in the first place? Yes. But that’s another story for another time.
The point is corruption in nature can be an explored theme in world-building without the evil industry making its way into the woods.
Death stalks the forest.
In this entire post, the theme is that violence, corruption, and death at this time all run rampant in the woods even on days when humans don’t get involved.
A Hunter may not shoot the rabbit with his bow but the bobcat might still pounce on it and break its neck.
A resounding theme in the wilderness is unending survival. Every creature seems to be struggling to survive.
And that is a great theme: survival.
So don’t always assume that if you are attempting to do some world-building and the woods are a major part that you MUST make the woods peaceful, tranquil, and pure (even though these themes can also be found there. I know this first hand.) You can also explore death, corruption, violence, and the struggle for survival in a natural setting.
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Story settings are a big part of the overall feeling of our stories. Use these horrific setting ideas in this short post to help your reader get into the feeling of the story you want to create.
Mistreatment for gender
Mistreatment for whatever reason is horrific and should be condemned. Handle these settings with respect and care.
In this setting do they mistreat a specific gender?
How do they mistreat them?
Are only some mistreated and some are left alone?
Mistreatment of a person with a physical handicapped
Is your main character a person with a physical handicap in this scenario or is it a loved one?
Mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities
What does this society do to mistreat them?
Do they have to hide in secret?
If they are found out do they need to run?
Are they shunned?
Are they treated differently by peers?
Are they even mistreated by family members?
Mistreatment of animals
Is the setting of animals on a farm?
Does the reader know the thoughts and feelings of the animals?
Are they personified from the animal’s perspective?
Slavery
Are your main characters slaves?
Do they own slaves?
Are they sold into slavery?
Are they sold onto slavery by their family or friends? (In the story of Joseph in the Bible his brothers sold him into slavery.)
Are they sold into slavery by their enemies? (In history, warring tribes would sell their prisoners into slavery)
Does your main character know something they shouldn’t so that they are “getting rid of them” by selling them?
Are the children sold into slavery by their parents to provide for the rest of the family?
By putting your characters through unfavorable scenarios you will write interesting settings for your reader.
If nothing ever goes wrong for them, they don’t have very interesting lives.
Use settings like these to create natural problems they might run into in everyday life.
The more naturally it is, the more depth the fictional story will carry with it naturally.
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