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In the world of your book you can be a god. you can make and destroy characters, places, the entire world if you really want to. But like Spiderman's uncle said, "With great power comes great responsibility."

A story should evolve like a living animal. It should be organic. You should wield your godlike powers with finesse and delicacy.

Yes you could kill off that one guy who has been annoying you ever since you created him back in chapter 2, but then he would not be there later when he might be needed. Maybe some natural disaster will bump him off for you, maybe not.

The characters are alive, their location is alive, treat it as such.

Do not bend it to suit your purpose, if a character does not want to say something or do something (you'll know it because it won't seem right) then don't force them to, find some other way.

you might have to change your idea, change your story, but what comes through will be more lifelike and real.

Weather can be tricky, too many it seems random and difficult to predict, but some weather systems are impossible, learn about the weather if you need it in your story, if it is not important then still learn a bit. it always helps to add realism to your work.

Same thing with any of the sciences, physics, astronomy, geology. if any of these play a role in your story take some time and learn about them.

Do you know how annoying it is to read a book that uses the term "meteorite" wrong? or they don't know the difference between a white dwarf and a red dwarf? Very simple things to learn, and if they are important learn them. it will make your characters look and sound smarter. And if you use science right in a story I give you points for taking the time to do it right, many don't bother (watch any movies lately?), and subsequently the average intelligence of the reader drops.

Even in a fantasy or science fiction world where things are far more advanced than they are now, they must still obey laws and rules. In order to create a believable universe for your characters you to must obey these laws and rules.

I hope this helps anyone who takes the time to read it.

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