Rulez2 [updated] <HIGH-QUALITY | ROUNDUP>

: Passive characters might be easier to write, but an audience needs characters with strong views to root for or against.

To save his people, Kael must enter the annual — a televised death-game where contestants are given increasingly impossible rule sets and must complete objectives without violations. One misstep (literally — Rule 87 bans misaligned footsteps) means vaporization. rulez2

If you are currently writing and feel stuck, Rule #2 suggests you "discount the first thing that comes to mind". The most obvious ideas are often what is "fun" or "easy" to write, but pushing past them leads to the surprises that captivate an audience. : Passive characters might be easier to write,

In a world where every citizen’s life is scored by an AI that enforces 10,000+ absurdly literal rules, a rebellious “rule-breaker” discovers that the only way to win the game is to exploit the rules themselves. If you are currently writing and feel stuck,