Nicknames someone might choose for themselves (and perhaps pretend they were given by someone else): The Big Dog The Teflon Kid Destroyer Loco...
If you find yourself writing throwaway characters, save yourself a lot of effort. Throw them out before you write them. Either they play a role...
I recommend a light touch. A little goes a long way. If your setting is a real time and place, make sure your use of the slang is spot on. If...
"It isn't loaded! See?" (RIP Terry Kath of the group Chicago)
Writing is linear. What you are trying to capture is a visual art, but that is less adept for revealing a changing story. An animation may be...
When you made the choice to write in a very personal form of present tense, you placed limits on what you could reveal and how. That particular...
The only responsibility an author has to the readers is to try to tell a good story and respect the reader's intelligence. Not meeting this...
Time is self-repairing. You cheat death, fate gets pissed and balances the books. Basically, you're messing with the balanc of reality when you...
I'd say it's adequate, but overworked. No need to belabor that the acoustics are bad, the echoing is enough to indicate that. Also, saying the...
Sorry to see you step dawn, Wrey, but I certainly understand. Even though I was only a moderator, I know how much it can wear you down over time....
Write it. The plot is a living entity, and as you write, you will pare away subplots that don't work, and add in subplots that tie the story...
Very popular advice is to "Write what you know." There's also the corollary advice, "Know what you write." Both of these can be, and have been,...
Must be pretty damned deperate if he/she/it can't find a mate in own galaxy. I mean, that has to be a new definition of loser, not to mention...
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