Guide to Writing Novels (NovelToon Official)

[Reference] Popular Themes of Men's Novels

Here are some common male novel themes for your reference: #urban, #mafis, #changing tadir, #sudden masterpieces, #genius, #survival, #battle royale, #super dad, #in-law, #the most charming men, #dating, #evolution, #reincarnation, #system, #e-sport, #virtual games, #martial arts, #cultivation, #hunters

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📌#urban

Novels set in the life of modern society, there can be elements of reincarnation, super abilities, etc.

①. The main characters live in the big city of modern times, experiencing a clash of romance, life and career.

For example: The main character of a poor man from birth, has no educational background, only has a handsome face. Entering the city with a dream. In the end with his hard work, getting success and being pursued by thousands of women.

②. Accidentally gaining superhuman abilities in the life of modern society, and successfully changing lives.

For example: The eyes of the main character are injured after an unexpected accident, instead gaining the ability of see-through eyes Then, he uses his super ability to walk towards the peak of glory.

③. It happens between school and community, family. Stories that use a student, teacher or related profession as a topic.

Example: The main character of a man who has just graduated High School is reincarnated back to the age of 1st grade High School, before dying he knows the true nature of everyone around him. After reincarnation, he used the ability to predict the future and turned into the Genius. The main character gets a chance to correct the mistakes of the past, as well as the opportunity to unite with the woman of his tribe.

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📌Modern Fiction #Mafia

Describe the background of the mob-related characters and stories based on the male protagonist POV;

① For example a story about a mafia family, or a story about a boy who lived a country, then became a mafia boss.

② Mafia has the meaning of life desired by men. Fraternity, trust, quarrel, power, wealth, lust. Although the mafia is not recognized by law, but trust and regulation in the mafia world still exist in society. Have you ever imagined, you set up an organization with your friends to protect the weak, starting from a street, and slowly becoming the master of the mafia world of a city? Have you ever imagined that countless friends would come from all over the world with just a word and defend you? Have you ever imagined, when you control an organization, you can say ”Not” on the rules that make no sense and also injustice in the past? Of course, we must not promote the actions of the mafia, we only need a spirit, we have our own limits.

a. Imagine that you are a young man who has high martial arts, but instead chose to live an ordinary life (maybe because the teacher's message is not to carelessly act, he said, or also because he had made mistakes when he was young), for example being a cashier in the minimarket, or being a food deliveryman, or maybe also a young man who had just come from the village to the city, then one day meeting a small member of the biggest mafia organization in the place is disturbing a girl, you decide to intervene when you see the incident, but unexpectedly you are even liked by the mafia boss, and began to plunge into the mafia world, then step by step following the path of your adoptive father...

b. Imagine that you were once a mafia boss, you were very loyal to your brother, and you would also not forgive your enemies, even though you were struggling in the mafia world, but you have your own limits, too, never use drugs, never harass women, let alone use dirty tricks. However, one day you die because of being betrayed by someone, then even reborn to the time (by school, or not) when just struggling in the mafia world. You who came back alive, was it possible to re-establish the organization back then? Is it possible to defeat all the enemies that stand in your way, and become the ruler of that city? Can you find the traitor and punish him?

References: The Godfather (Film), Unacknowledged Child (novel) (references background character, setting and development of the story)

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📌Modern Fiction #Changing Destiny

Describes the story of an ordinary man who slowly achieves his success through his own efforts or because of an opportunity.

a. For example, a village man who follows the times or gets the system and benefits, seizes opportunities and becomes a global conglomerate;

b. Or for example a wealthy conglomerate who was killed by his family or wife who betrayed, then by chance returned to a time when he was still poor, time revolved back, not only revenge, but revenge, but he will also return to being a conglomerate; he will;

c. To be the greatest of police, generals, doctors, scientists and other professions.

Reference: Taxi Driver With SYSTEM (novel) (reference line rice story rise of an ordinary figure)

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📌Modern Fiction #Radden Rich

We all must have imagined, our lives if one day suddenly get a lot of money. There must be a lot of expectations that you want to realize, you also must have many places that you want to visit, you also have many places to visit, you may also meet people who may not be possible to meet before because of this amount of money…

a. You are a poor young man who is often oppressed by the rich, if one day you suddenly find yourself inheriting an abundance of wealth from a distant relative, you will soon have riches that you will not be able to spend a lifetime, you who were previously ordinary, will choose to become a hidden conglomerate, or become a rich man who is arrogant, whatever your choice, he said, his life was destined to change from this moment on…

b. For example, one day, when you wake up from sleep, you realize you were kidnapped by a strange system. He asks you to spend the amount of money he gives you in a week, if the money is not spent, then you will face various kinds of punishments. For the sake of continuing to live, inevitably you have to learn how to spend money, and at the same time find ways to fight this system...

References: Mysterious Black Cards, Reincarnation: It Turns Out I'm the Grandchild of the Sultan,Rupanya I'm the Son of the Rich, How to Become Rich: BREATHING, Family Heritage Wealth System, Reincarnation: It Turns out I'm the Grandchild of the Sultan (*novel)

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📌Modern Fiction #Genius

You are a student who has bad grades, but one day you become a genius (Maybe suddenly get superpowers, systems, previously smart students (As your IQ increases, you will meet more and more smart people, but you can still beat them with your IQ and thoughts) can only admire you, from the district to the provincial level, from a country to the world level, even nobel awards can be obtained easily…

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📌Modern Fiction #Survival

One day, you (by a bodyguard, or other) get stranded on a remote island due to a plane/ship accident, while besides you, there are also flight attendants, models who are passengers on the plane, beautiful actresses, and more, beautiful nurse, even female president. At the same time, there were also some people who did not seem to be good people who also managed to survive.

On this remote island, everyone's status, wealth, and fame were already useless. Men are men, women are women. The ability to survive your life, whether martial arts, cooking, or even science and so on became the only standard to judge everyone.

In order to protect the women who depend on you, you try to stay alive on a remote island and wait for reinforcements to arrive, you must defeat the criminals, set up your own camp and survive on the island!

References: Luring the Heart of Primadona on a Remote Island

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📌Modern Fiction #Battle Royale

Those of you who look mediocre are forced to participate in a live streaming Battle Royale similar to Squid Game that aired around the world, each country will choose randomly several participants, including several participants, and as one of the representatives of Indonesia, you are considered the weakest person. Can play in a team or individual, opponents/mates, everyone thinks you and the Indonesian team will be disqualified first.

But no one knows that you're hiding your powers.

Incredible powers, systems, to the science of mind reading, predicting the future, you secretly hide your abilities, using them to start changing your destiny in this game of survival, passing levels, passing through, win the final prize, until it finds the mastermind behind all this and ends this senseless game!

Reference: Gantz(*manga)、Squid Game(*drama)、Squid Game: Fortune Gift(*novel)

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📌Modern Fiction #Super Dad

The male protagonist has a cute daughter, followed by problems that occur as the princess grows.

Father figures usually have a great identity or ability, while princesses are generally good and obedient children, or a lot of sense. In various emergencies in everyday life as well as in the world, the father figure can always finish off all the bad people and conquer those who do not accept, he said, protecting the growth of the princess so as not to be hurt and injured, this type of novel is generally relaxed and warm.

Or for example against the backdrop of doomsday or fantasy, the single father figures defeat monsters and raise points while carrying a cute child, and survive while fighting to the end;

Reference: Sequel Of The Hunter: The Guardians (novel) (reference super setting and carrying princess)

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📌Modern Fiction #Hostling

For example, you are a daughter-in-law who lives with your wife's family after marriage, and lives relying on the wife's family, all you can do is cook, clean the house, and the work that is usually done by maids, maids, considered trash by people and insulted at will. No one knows if you are not as ordinary as they are in their eyes, your true identity or ability is enough to make them marvel at you.

Until one day, you decide not to continue this kind of despicable life again (By taking the initiative to use a preexisting power, or also accidentally knowing your own identity). You get divorced and take revenge on people who once underestimated you. Or prove to your wife in your power that she is the most reliable husband in the world. It all depends on you!

Reference: The Sole Heir (*novel)

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📌Modern Fiction #Most Charming Man

You are just an ordinary person, since childhood it is not liked by women, whether it is at school or after work. Not only that, those women hate you to the point that seeing you is like looking at trash. His life seemed destined not to be a match with the opposite sex. The friends around you are changing women like changing clothes, and you feel like a loser.

However, your destiny is changing today. You get hit by a falling meteor and gain superpowers, you get a system, awaken special physical powers that can emit pheromones to lure the opposite sex or any superpowers you can imagine… It could also be that the whole world is beset by some sort of mysterious virus, and you become the last man to live on this earth, and have the task of saving the world. Time travel to another world, become the savior in legend, and must bear offspring with witches, werewolves, fairy princesses, and, or various beautiful women from different races to be able to fight the Demon King in another world and any world setting you can think of.

In essence, your destiny is undergoing a change. An accident makes you have relationships with one woman at a time (Develop your imagination, identity and style whatever it is). You are a target for women!

Reference: Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child!(*anime)

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📌Modern Fiction #Dating

The identity of the protagonist can be various, for example CEO, werewolf, gigolo, police, delivery courier, and so on, imagine the romance story that will occur based on the character's settings, describe love, sexual relations, and so on, marriage existing in the view of the male protagonist;

References: The snare of Love Signs (novel) (reference POV/first person point of view is male)

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📌Urban Fantasy #Evolution

Male protagonists have the ability to evolve or mutate, the ability is slowly getting stronger.

When after the real world is polluted by viruses, nuclear, alien planets, and so on, the protagonist or the entire human race mutates, and then for the sake of survival continues to evolve and give rise to new abilities, in a new world, the, the protagonist gets to know a new friend, then forms a team and becomes the ruler in a new world.

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📌Urban Fantasy #Reincarnation

After the male protagonist dies, he returns to a time in his past life and begins a new story due to an opportunity/chance.

① Male protagonist reincarnated for not accepting death due to a conspiracy or revenge, he returns to a time before he died, and decided to take revenge and cherish the chance of life once again for knowing the truth behind the conspiracy; and;

② The protagonist goes back to a time in his past life and becomes a very great figure in that time with modern-day civilization;

③ In the real world, our time is impossible to be played back, in the previous life, we must have many regrettable choices, many unachievable opportunities, and also many people are missed.For example, one day when you wake up from sleep, you realize you are back to the age of 18 years/x years ago. At that time the economy was still developing, there were also many opportunities. You were young and had an infinite future and possibilities. At that time the person you like is still by your side, your family is still intact.

When you who have a future memory, return to a time in your memory because time is spinning backwards, will you take advantage of the future you know to change your life and make a choice again?

④ Feel life is not to your liking, and have regrets?

If your life is poor and unsatisfactory, then after reincarnating you can use the lottery prize numbers you remember in your previous life to buy a lottery, and be free of poverty;

If in your previous life you misjudged people, were deceived by friends and family, then after reincarnating you already know their true nature and can avoid their deception, he said, and can also avenge in his previous life;

If in the previous life you had no courage and missed the person who also likes you in silence, and very sorry when old, then after reincarnating you also get another chance, then after reincarnating you get another chance, so you have to dare to express your feelings and grant them!

Choose one time, reincarnate, and start changing the destiny of the protagonist!

Reference: Reincarnation: Changing Fate, Reincarnation: It Turns out I'm the Grandchild of the Sultan

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📌Fantasy Urban #System

Works whose storyline is driven by the game system, get rewarded by completing missions, an ever-increasing storyline, making the protagonist a great figure.

① Male protagonist who is very troubled in the real world, by chance get the system or enter the game, by completing the mission of the system or game, he will get a different reward anyway, he will get a different, the prizes can be redeemed in the real world, or become the most powerful figures in the game;

② Do you feel your days are too ordinary, there is no change every day, whether it's a beautiful woman, or wealth, it seems like all that has nothing to do with you. Did you ever think that suddenly your life would undergo a drastic change with the help of a power? It's possible that your life in the real world will remain calm like water, but fortunately we can tell stories, we have the ability to tell stories, we also like to tell stories.

In the story, our lives can become unusual. First, we create the protagonist, he can be your incarnation, anyone who is an ordinary person. For example one day, our protagonist gets a system, then the system starts sharing missions for you. It is possible that you can earn money, or maybe increase the feelings of beautiful women to you after completing a mission, there may also be many impossible things after completing the mission….And all this, determined by your imagination!

Reference: Rich Delivery System, Crazy Rich System Undefeated

③ You were born into a rich family, but have no talent so it is no different from ordinary people. Your brothers, and other rich children make you a laughing stock. You have a fiancee of family choice, but she underestimates you, and also requests the cancellation of the marriage in front of the crowd! Your relative wants your right to wealth, so he intends to kill you. After being killed, even though you didn't die, you were lying in a hospital bed, and it looks like you can only spend the rest of your life in a coma.

But you dream of one thing: In a dream, you become a disciple of a cultivator in another world, gain superpowers, are saved by a mysterious system, and realizing the dream had come true, at this second, the useless person began to change his destiny!

Reference: I am a trash (*manga MT)

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📌Game&Sports #E-sport/Virtual games

Novels with the main line in the form of e-sports or virtual games.

a. The realization of virtual online games, data and npc that have no feeling, turns into a living person, into a real gaming world.

For example: The main character of the man immediately crossed into the horror game, there are many magical things everywhere, for the sake of staying alive can only try hard to catch ghosts to level up.

b. Maximize player battles and guild matches, professional leagues, fighting for the honor of being the champion.

For example: The main character of the man is a teenager who likes games genius, then determined to give up the race because of something, but when he meets the game again, the spirit of playing the game flares up again.

c. Online games are becoming a reality, gaming equipment penetrates the real world, gaming expertise can also be used in real life.

Example: A teenager wins in a standalone game race, the prize is gaming equipment given by the official. But one day, he suddenly receives real equipment, which has the same uses as in the game, as the amount of gaming equipment obtained increases, the teenager reaches the peak of his glory.

Reference: Kingdom Online, PUBG: God System Overload (novel)

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📌Eastern Fantasy #Smartial arts

The main character of the novel is a person who is a practicing or martial arts expert, the main line of the story is related to martial arts.

a. Traditional martial arts: Using the history of kingdoms in the archipelago or fictional kingdoms as a background, with martial arts as the main line of the story, containing elements of vengeful conflict and romance, dynasties, etc.

For example: The entire family of the main character is framed by people to death, the main character as the only one who lives, adopted by legendary martial arts figures, practicing hard for years. Meet various strange events after plunging into the real world, getting thousands of valuable objects, finally finding the true cause of his family's death, and avenging.

b. With martial arts as the main line, you can add elements of reincarnation, time travel, and other popular elements.

For example: The main character was originally an ordinary employee in modern times, but instead accidentally crossed time into a world filled with martial arts experts, because this life began to become extraordinary.

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📌Eastern Fantasy #Cultivation

In this world, everyone can cultivate (We hope to see new innovations related to cultivation methods and ways by combining local wisdom and Indonesian history, you can develop your imagination, and work according to your wishes), but you who were born into a big family get insulted by everyone because of illness/not talented/become trash who can not cultivate because of an accident. Your brothers insult you, and your parents also stay away from you.

Until one day, a miracle happened to you. You accidentally become a disciple of a spirit who used to be a master. You have a legacy of strength. You get a system that can help you cultivate….

Whatever the cause, you obviously get the power! Once you have the power, what will you do to the people who used to laugh at you?

Reference: Dragon Prince Yuan (*MT Comics)

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📌Western Fantasy #Hunters

On the way up the level, I kept going!

Indonesia, 10 years ago!

An accident changed everyone's life, a portal called “pintu” appeared simultaneously all over the world, connecting the world of humans and monsters closely, at the same time, to, the special abilities of some humans were also raised.

Hunting monsters, earning rewards from killing monsters, leveling up, these super power owners become hunters in a new era!

Our protagonist, is a hunter like that who lives in Indonesia.

Setting Explanation: Can hunt into the world behind the door, or monsters behind the door sneak into the real world.

Monsters: Can be mutated wild animals, can also be zombies, or living creatures in fantasy worlds, dragons, demons, kerberos, and so on.

Reference: SOLO LEVELING(*manga)\, Sweet Home(*drama)

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