Thread:The Reptile King/@comment-30655593-20171231020457/@comment-27950421-20171231173759

Well first things first, I look at what other people have written, what Kenkou Cross writes is usually a good start. Look at how he puts words together, how he uses language to express the ideas he has. You also need to look at the shittiesr written ones. Identify why they are bad so you know what not to do. Given that it's a Monster Girl Encyclopedia try to have the writing style on more of an academic bent as well as hentai-y

Knowing what you're dealing with and how to convert that into a mamono. It's one of the reasons why I have a policy of only using creatures from real life, i.e. living reptiles and dinosaurs, or creatures with a substantial amount of lore behind them, so I have something to work with.

Try to know what you're want with a mamono before you write it. Sometimes it all comes down to a single concept, such as using House Geckoes to be a sort of lizardy kikimora in tbe Maid Gecko or revolving the entirety of a mamonos existence to a pun like I did with the Holstalamia/Milksnake. Making monster girls isn't about making your own shit up, it's about converting already existent things into monster girls. The question isn't "what do I make my monster girl like?" But "How do you turn a man eating monster into a "man eating" monster girl?" If that makes sense.

Other times it's more complex, like trying to cram all of the features on a monster into a monster girl.

Long story short, the best advice I can give is 1) don't be lazy. 2) have something to work with.