Q&A
Hello Mythcreants.
Writing stories I’ve found myself having a hard time preventing my characters from having access to outside help who would solve their problems for them far too easily (cops, armed forces, figures of authorities, or just reveling everything outright to the people…), especially in modern and futuristic settings (damn you WiFi and cellphones!).
Do you have any tips or general guidelines to help me make my character’s lives a lot more complicated?
Thanks in an advance.
-Thomas
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