The best way to write a story is to first put out all your ideas in point form. All you need is basically a simple outline, it can just have a beginning and ending with little middle events floating around and you just slowly fill it out as you go along. Leaving spaces is what I usually do because that gives me room to develop between certain points and then you can tailor it all together neatly.

Some of my stories even now are much different than how they were planned to be a few months ago, even the published one. If you just stick to the basic outline with point forms it is alot easier to change certain details without the whole thing collapsing on itself. XD

Hope that helped!!

FICTION CONSTRUCTION: AGE + LOVE 

15-18 years old

• High school
• First love or second love after broken first love
• Coming-of-age/new experience romance

20-35 years old

• Serious relationship/looking for real relationship
• Recovering from hurtful previous love
• Romantic flings

35-45 years old

• Divorcee’s second chance
• Adulterous affair/unfaithful spouse
• May-December romance
• Rekindled former flame
• Renewed relationship

Opposites attract, but birds of a feather stick together.

Park Gyuri - Archetype Profile

Height/Weight: 162cm/45kg
Date of Birth: May 21, 1988
Blood Type: AB

+++ARCHETYPE TRAITS+++

Background:

• FAMILY
  o Only child
  o Mother was a famous voice actress
• BACKGROUND
  o Went to same kindergarten as president’s grandchildren
  o Attended prestigious arts high school with Wonder Girls’ Yoobin, MBLAQ’s Seungho, T-ara’s Soyeon, etc
  o Child actress
  o Participated in voice acting
  o Radio show DJ
  o Rookie musical theatre actress

Personality (the traits normally used in fanfic):

• Confident/arrogant
• Cool and intimidating
• Diligent, hardworking
• Witty and sarcastic
• Passionate and determined
• Bold and flirtatious
• Straightforward and blunt
• Affectionate to dongsaengs and children

Archetype roles:

• MATRIARCH
  o “Autocracy”
  o Eldest unnie
  o Leader, mother figure
  o Respected sunbae and teacher
• RICHES AND WEALTH
  o Heiress
  o Chaebol wife/fiancée
  o Alumni/student of prestigious school/university
• CAREER
  o Celebrity/model/singer/actress
  o Businesswoman
  o Lawyer
  o Desk/office jobs
  o Secretary
  o Barista, waitress

 Romance Starter:

• Love-hate relationship
• Battle of pride
• Friendly meeting
• Arranged/business marriage
• Forbidden romance (extra-marital, outside arrangement)
• Mature and experienced beta couple

Most used love interests:

• Eunhyuk
• Jungmin
• Jonghyun

For writing stories, the epilogue/last chapter is always the best part. 

Anyone else feel the same way? It’s a chapter where you reflect and reminisce everything that happened in the story, and most of the best dialogue you come up with is used in the last part.

Gah, makes me wish I had the energy to get to it faster. XD

Shinee as The 5 Taoism Elements 

Just ‘cos I’ve been thinking too much about this.

I honestly think Taemin was Earth and Jonghyun was Wood, but it didn’t seem to match with the colours of their concept pictures so I swapped them around. I can’t be wrong or right, since SM didn’t give us anything more.
 

Color: Green
Materials: Branches, Leaves, Bark, Roots, Resin, Timber, Twigs
Planet: Jupiter
Heavenly Creature: Azure Dragon
Season: Spring

Color: Red
Materials: Heat, Light, Lava, Lightning, Ash, Tar, Cinders
Planet: Mars
Heavenly Creature: Vermilion Bird
Season: Summer

Color: Black
Materials: Brine, Ice, Moisture, Storms, Rain, Steam, Liquid
Planet: Mercury
Heavenly Creature: Black Tortoise
Season: Winter

Colour: Yellow
Materials: Clay, Rock, Soil, Sand, Mud, Crystal, Coal
Planet: Saturn
Heavenly Creature: Yellow Dragon
Season: Changing (period between seasons)

Color: White
Materials: Gold, Silver, Steel, Iron, Platinum, Titanium, Bronze
Planet: Venus
Heavenly Creature: White Tiger
Season: Autumn

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Generating

• Wood feeds Fire;
• Fire creates Earth (ash);
• Earth bears Metal;
• Metal carries Water (as in a bucket or tap, or water condenses on metal);
• Water nourishes Wood.

Also:

• Wood absorbs Water;
• Water rusts Metal;
• Metal breaks up Earth;
• Earth smothers Fire;
• Fire burns Wood.

Overcoming

• Wood parts Earth (such as roots; or, Trees can prevent soil erosion);
• Earth absorbs (or muddies) Water (or Earth dam control the water);
• Water quenches Fire;
• Fire melts Metal;
• Metal chops Wood

Han Seungyeon - Archetype Profile

Height/Weight: 160cm/43kg
Date of Birth: July 24,1988
Blood Type: A

+++ARCHETYPE TRAITS+++

Background:

• FAMILY
  o Only child
  o Late child
• EDUCATION
  o Studied abroad in New Jersey
  o Extremely good grades
  o Fluent in English
  o Almost got into medical school but chose entertainment career

Personality (the traits normally used in fanfic):

• Mature and diligent, hardworking
• serious during work
• Usually prepared and always able to handle situation
• Is sensitive about her height
• often nags and bickers with members over unnecessary things
• very non-athletic
• mellow but can become excited
• easily shy and flustered

Archetype roles:

• STUDENT
  o mature and intelligent bookworm
  o admired for being cute
  o sometimes mocked but admired and respected by male students
  
• OLDER SISTER/FRIEND
  o calm and wise listener, voice of reason
  o sensible and blunt adviser
  o constantly bugs lead character about food and health
  o Shoulder to lean on (never abandoning)
• PART-TIME WORKER
  o pops in and out of jobs, unpredictable for lead character to meet
  o Seen during her shift by admirer, often unnoticed to her

 Romance Starter:

• Cute first encounter
• Incidental first encounter
• Admired from afar
• Girl next door
• Mature/calm beta couple (usually settled down)

Most used love interests:

• Onew
• Woohyun (of Infinite)
• Seunghyun (of FTI)
• Taecyeon

Kang Jiyoung - Archetype Profile

Height/Weight: 168cm/48kg
Date of Birth: January 18, 1994
Blood Type: O

+++ARCHETYPE TRAITS+++

Background:

• FAMILY
  o Youngest of 3 sisters
  o Born in Paju
• EDUCATION
  o Attends all-girls’ high school

Personality (the traits normally used in fanfic):

• Cute, innocent, naive
• Obedient and sweet
• short-tempered
• careless and unburdened
• impatient and sulky
• easily flustered and shy
• plucky and headstrong
• easily sways older people with her aegyo

Archetype roles:

• STUDENT
  o Whatever the case, she is pretty much ALWAYS a student in fanfics
  o Isolated loner
  o Bullied by female classmates
  o Carefree student (i.e. not much about homework in her stories)
  
• YOUNGER SISTER
  o Usually introduced as someone’s younger sister
  o “BREAK HER HEART AND I’LL BREAK YOUR LEGS”
  o Occasionally needs heroic saving
  o Long-suffering silent crush on older sibling’s friend/boyfriend
• CHILDHOOD FRIEND
  o Grew up to be prettier and more feminine
  o Misunderstandings about old feelings vs new feelings

 Romance Starter:

• Cute first encounter
• Secret adolescent crush
• Growing up to prove to not be a child
• Exchange student/studying abroad
• Cute innocent beta couple

Most used love interests:

• Taemin
• Daesung
• Leeteuk

Kim Jonghyun - Archetype Profile

Height/Weight: 173cm/53kg
Date of Birth: April 8, 1990
Blood Type: AB

+++ARCHETYPE TRAITS+++

Background:

• FAMILY
  o Older sister
  o Born in Seoul
• EDUCATION
  o High school graduate
  o Attended music school
  o Skilled at guitar and lyric-writing
  o Performed in a band during school days

Personality (the traits normally used in fanfic):

• Flirtatious, smooth-talker to girls
• Curious, childlike curiosity
• Hot-headed and passionate
• Naive and easily confused
• Headstrong
• Confident
• Mischievous and trouble-making
• Affectionate to male friends

Archetype roles:

• PLAYBOY
  o Usually playfully arrogant and cocky
  o Smooth-talker surrounded by dumb girls
  o Shows likeable side through interactions with friends/family
• STUDENT
  o Talented loner
  o Kingka (but usually a sidekick kinda kingka… like in BOF)
• BUSINESSMAN
  o This trait is usually side-by-side with PLAYBOY
  o Lazy CEO, slacker (Daniel Meade-esque)
  o First impression of being incompetent (whether he is depends on story)
  o Often abuses his power of status
  o Running in suits
  o Chauffeured around everywhere
• GANGSTER
  o Verbal tormentor
  o Sadistic but usually non-violent outside of fights

 Romance Starter:

• Clash of egos
• Love-hate relationship
• Failed attempt to flirt
• Casually taking interest in female lead’s appearance at first sight
• Annoying friend of best friend’s boyfriend
• Mature beta couple

Most used love interests:

• Jessica
• Luna
• Gyuri
• Yoona
• IU

Key (Kim Kibum) - Archetype Profile

Height/Weight: 177cm/56kg
Date of Birth: September 23, 1991
Blood Type: B

+++ARCHETYPE TRAITS+++

Background:

• FAMILY LIFE
  o Only child
  o Grew up in Daegu
  o Wealthy family
  o Raised mainly by grandparents
  o Fluent in English, studied abroad

Personality (the traits normally used in fanfic):

• Blunt, straightforward, outspoken
• Sarcastic and snarky
• Motherly nagging
• Strict but sympathetic
• Affectionate to children and dongsaengs
• Emotional/emotionless (depends on situation)

Archetype roles:

• BEST FRIEND
  o Brutally honest best friend to main girl/guy
  o Begrudgingly reliable, selfless and dependable
• STUDENT
  o Arrogant rich kid at prestigious school
  o Head of a clique, sets challenges for newcomers
  o The most sympathetic or cruelest member (depends)
  o Right-hand man
  o Sunbae who takes lead under his wing

 Romance Starter:

• Shy admirer from afar
• Silent, long-suffering best friend (OMG this one…)
• Childhood friend
• Comical first encounter (usually involves yelling)
• Bored alpha male taking interest in new girl
• Mistaken identity
• Bickering beta couple

Most used love interests:

• Nicole
• Amber
• Jessica
• IU
• Nana