There is not a great conflict for the main character which I perceive is the boy, right? He got the crystal ball innocently which is fine and you...
It sounds fine to me. Could definitely help on setting the story in that time. My only note is that to give a character a surname, they should...
I will do so. This will be my third book and I really want each one to get better craft wise. When I am writing I generally don't think much...
I am not a fan of flash backs. I find them highly unrealistic and can really stall a great story. Even watching the Walking Dead, I get tired of...
Well he is the antagonist. The town did not treat him badly. It' just where his roots are and being a guy who wants no roots anymore with his...
Haha. Good point. In truth I have not developed them very well just yet and need to work on that but once I do, I suppose showing them in action...
I think a lot of people prefer third person, usually limited. It allows us into many people's heads, but not too much so that we get confused. I...
Sorry. I know the example isn't much. Basically I have two groups of characters who are going to beat a town down into ruin. Wipe the place...
You told us yourself. By writing all those lines about the anti-hero and few about the villain, I think it's clear you want to do the anti-hero...
I'm in the midst of my novel and it is going well but there is too much back story. I think it should be in there, but well, I want to avoid...
From what I have seen in movies and read in books, you can make a character look smart either by what they say or what they do. You can have...
Generally, I go with whatever name strikes me at the moment. However, over rewrites I will choose a name based on what I now know about the...
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