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In my 2012 Nano novel it was Pokemon themed, so that technically counts as non-human but it had the twist of the main character having been previously human. Aside from all the stuff he doesn't...
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I write a lot of stories about anthropomorphic animals. I research the animal's behavior and personality and try to think like that animal. It's actually easier for me to write animals than humans...
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I've only got a couple of sentient, non-humanoid species in my fantasyland. I've written some scenes about dragons. Those were pretty fun. But if they are massive, magical creatures that can breathe...
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I said "cartoon robot". The kind that actually look mechanical and have no unnecessary sexual characteristics outside of aesthetic genders. Sexuality means nothing to them other than laughing at humans...
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I imagine lack of sexual desire gives them quite a different flavor, though. I mean, while an anatomically correct android may be *capable* of such behavior, they wouldn't obsess about it the way a lot...
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Okay, well...I think mythical creatures would have a human, but eternal and timeless sort of view. So nothing terribly special Animals, on the other hand, are highly sensory creatures. They possess no...
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My hight fantasy series is written from the POV of an elf. Sure, she's grown up in town where elves are a minority, so some parts aren't too far from human. However, there are several points in the...
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I meant this to be a general discussion question. So, whatever kind of non-human you want. (I may open a more specific question later, in another thread)
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Spider Queen (Nemisyne/Nemmy) from my November thing is getting a bunch of little short stories of her adapting to the surface environment, going to school, and being a part-timer in a borderland...
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I've been trying to write about action-figurine-type cartoon androids for a while now. I knew that I would have to treat a robot character as something separate from a human one because I didn't want...
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Well, my dinosaur people are decidedly human underneath, because the incomprehensible alien thing doesn't interest me. But I have gone to considerable lengths to make sure that their alien biology is...
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I mean, after a certain point they're going to /have/ to be humans with masks to be comprehensible, right? If you're looking for inspiration, though, one of the most memorable non-human scenes, for me,...
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What kind of non-humans? Are we talking animals, are we talking mythological creatures, gods? Knowing what kind of non-human makes a huge difference.
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One technique is trait consistency. Humans are fairly diverse, but there are some consistencies. Think about what is consistent between humans. Then think about a trait that is inconsistent. Take the...
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I was wondering if anyone out there is, or has ever written scenes (or an entire story) from a non-human point of view. How do you create a sense in the reader that this character has different ways of...
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In my 2012 Nano novel it was Pokemon themed, so that technically counts as non-human but it had the twist of the main character having been previously human. Aside from all the stuff he doesn't...
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I write a lot of stories about anthropomorphic animals. I research the animal's behavior and personality and try to think like that animal. It's actually easier for me to write animals than humans...
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I've only got a couple of sentient, non-humanoid species in my fantasyland. I've written some scenes about dragons. Those were pretty fun. But if they are massive, magical creatures that can breathe...
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I said "cartoon robot". The kind that actually look mechanical and have no unnecessary sexual characteristics outside of aesthetic genders. Sexuality means nothing to them other than laughing at humans...
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I imagine lack of sexual desire gives them quite a different flavor, though. I mean, while an anatomically correct android may be *capable* of such behavior, they wouldn't obsess about it the way a lot...
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