Chapters with different POVs (and titles to mark that) aren't unique to George R R Martin, so you can use them without worrying. Having said that,...
Generally, it's best to get on with the 'action' right away. Long sections setting the scene can be tedious (not always, of course). If you can...
Even with a flashback, it might be hard to make the reunion that meaningful - as meaningful, say, as if there had been a whole book leading up to...
This should solve your problem. I use word 2010, and this sounds familiar. You can change the location to which word saves the autosave file. I...
Yep, I get this all the time, although Word's auto-correct manages to clear them up for me. Seems like I just can't avoid the right-left-right...
It's written like speech, but obviously it isn't. Thoughts shouldn't really be italicised, and thoughts also shouldn't be put in speech marks....
You only really need to worry if the content's so bad it will be banned from bookshops, and it would have to be seriously bad for that to happen....
When I was early teens I enjoyed the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore, which has everything you've mentioned, and the author says he's aiming at...
What tablet is it? What operating system? Of course you can use a tablet for writing, but you'll need an app, which means you'll need internet,...
If you self publish there's a certainty that your work will be published, in any medium... You've given four examples which all require different...
Find authors of similar novels and follow all their followers, and make sure you have a link in your bio that allows them to purchase your book.
I would avoid actually writing out diary entries, they can be tedious and are often unrealistic. What about first person from the perspective of...
In my experience, male nicknames are formed in a few ways: Surname with -y on the end, (Wood becomes Woody) First and second names run...
With improving chapter layout you could try this method: Find a novel you like of the same genre that you want to write, and then reread it....
Depends whether you want positive or negative connotations. The above suggestions work well, 'over cautious' would be another permutation.
Separate names with a comma.
