The book Speak did a good job if this, The whole book the main character is kind of treated as an outcast by her friends, she stops caring about...
Length of chapters doesn't really matter. Kiss the Girls by James Patterson (best seller) had about 115 chapters and was 500 pages or so. Other...
I guess when I write, I already write really slow, I mean a lot for me would be 2000/words a day, but I can't write a lot consistently, that's why...
You know I would strongly advise against editing as you go. I suffer with this myself I am a terrible self-editor, so I will work three weeks on a...
yes i think you are very right. i'll try to work on my confidence. :) I agree, without conflict...you don't have a story...I think I just need...
yeah that's what I meant by Research what you love and KNOW what you write. I agree it's really hard tackling an unfamiliar topic and a LOT more...
Sorry I went overboard on the HP but my example never happened it was just a joke. ;) Um about the OT, you know what I just read a book where...
I agree third limited doesn't have a lot of pros over first imo. But Rowling does drift a LOT from close 3rd, she starts off with the dursleys and...
What I remember...this one. Harry's piercing green eyes took in the sight of Hogwarts Castle. Lol. You could have it happen in a prefect's...
Harry Potter written in close third, not only do we know that he has green eyes like his mother Lily, but he also wears glasses. There is a huge...
Thanks Cogito and Lmc71775 :) Whoops, I write Young Adult (that's why I had the shorter word count--it's still substantial though.) This is not...
You know what I say to this...write what you love. And Research what you love. I personally hate this phrase, you are not a historian, you are a...
What makes you stick with a story for 60 or 70 thousand words 'til it is finished. When I write, a lot of my stuff is character-driven rather than...
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