This sounds like a fascinating start to a story, can't wait to read more... I always think fantasy creates such interesting challenges for...
I think it's really important to get down to the nitty gritty of who the character is, because that's what will set him apart from your...
As a South African, my first advice is to choose a country - Africa is a huge continent, and each country in the continent is wildly different......
I think there's real truth in the old saying that once you've created your characters, you have to sit back and let them surprise you... If you've...
I always struggle between wanting to create characters and then just follow them around and see what they get up to (i.e. character-driven) and...
I think you can use sentence structure to convey an accent, more than spelling out how the words would sound... Have you read The Goldfinch by...
Who said you have to kill your babies to succeed in writing - Stephen King? I've had to cut a character, and I still sometimes feel haunted by...
I once had a writing teacher who told me that the more specific you can make setting, the more universal it becomes to your reader... I thought...
I love knowing quirky details about characters (including that sunglass detail!) because it really brings them alive, doesn't it? In fact, I often...
I think this is such an important question... And isn't it interesting how often we don't answer it, even if we know, deep down, that we want to...
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