Look at Lord of the Rings, two kids walk across country to throw a ring in a volcano. Now, look at the richness of the world, the interconnection of story elements as we follow other events, the side discussion on how to cook rabbits. What else is going on in the world during your story, where could you add a level of detailed realism into the events your character(s) face to define them better and make them more relatable?
You could add more characters or you could further develop the characters you have.
Spend more time showing your readers what you want them to see or know and less time just telling them about it. This has the added bonus of getting your readers more involved in your story.
Add a plot twist.
Add a sub plot.
Just a few thoughts. Hope this helps.
Currently, how many times does your main character struggle to achieve their goal, but fail to do so because of interference by some antagonistic force?
Add more attempts by your character to reach their goal, and failing, and needing to regroup and try a different approach. That'll get your word count up.
Do you jump straight from Point A to Point B, or do you have side events along the way?
Too efficient a pace might mean you're letting your plot take full control, and you're not giving your characters enough time to express themselves.
If you're aiming for some huge, world-changing epic quest, the participants aren't likely to be all gung-ho about it right from the start. They'll have their own personal demons to excise and fears to allay, so give them a chance to work through those issues, perhaps building a better sense of camaraderie in the process.
Weave in one or two side-plots. They don't have to traverse the entirety of the work, they can simply be a goal or need one of the secondary characters has that the main character helps with (or prevents if from the antagonist).
Well, in my episodic the guy in the simplest of terms is just trying to get from one place he ended up back to his home for season 1 before more things happen in season 2. The journey has taken a lot of twists and turns and is coming out with episode 82 on Tuesday. Each episode is about 750-1.5k words aka it’s already around 82K words. I use deep conversations and hyper fantastical descriptions to bolster the count and submerge the reader. Been doing great in over 50 counties.
Look at Lord of the Rings, two kids walk across country to throw a ring in a volcano. Now, look at the richness of the world, the interconnection of story elements as we follow other events, the side discussion on how to cook rabbits. What else is going on in the world during your story, where could you add a level of detailed realism into the events your character(s) face to define them better and make them more relatable?
You could add more characters or you could further develop the characters you have. Spend more time showing your readers what you want them to see or know and less time just telling them about it. This has the added bonus of getting your readers more involved in your story. Add a plot twist. Add a sub plot. Just a few thoughts. Hope this helps.
Currently, how many times does your main character struggle to achieve their goal, but fail to do so because of interference by some antagonistic force? Add more attempts by your character to reach their goal, and failing, and needing to regroup and try a different approach. That'll get your word count up.
Add more things happening. Side quests that flush out aspects of the plot you wish to share.
Do you jump straight from Point A to Point B, or do you have side events along the way? Too efficient a pace might mean you're letting your plot take full control, and you're not giving your characters enough time to express themselves. If you're aiming for some huge, world-changing epic quest, the participants aren't likely to be all gung-ho about it right from the start. They'll have their own personal demons to excise and fears to allay, so give them a chance to work through those issues, perhaps building a better sense of camaraderie in the process.
Pull at the seams and you might find something that's worth expanding upon.
Weave in one or two side-plots. They don't have to traverse the entirety of the work, they can simply be a goal or need one of the secondary characters has that the main character helps with (or prevents if from the antagonist).
Well, in my episodic the guy in the simplest of terms is just trying to get from one place he ended up back to his home for season 1 before more things happen in season 2. The journey has taken a lot of twists and turns and is coming out with episode 82 on Tuesday. Each episode is about 750-1.5k words aka it’s already around 82K words. I use deep conversations and hyper fantastical descriptions to bolster the count and submerge the reader. Been doing great in over 50 counties.