Dreams are some of the best ice-breakers I know of. Because dreams tend to be pretty bizarre. Granted, they can't be too bizarre or else it'd just...
I'm also interested in personality theory, but I don't use it as much as I used to. Worry about it too much and it gets in the way of trying to...
I always thought Alice was very innocent and sweet sounding, perhaps partially because of the association with Alice in Wonderland, but even then.
About 600 words today, which is reasonably satisfying for me. (I know it's horridly small for most people doing NaNoWriMo) Ended writing on the...
As others have suggested, there are several situations where recipes may work. The most important, I think, is when cooking is somehow integral to...
I'm just hoping I get 1000 words a day. That's it. I don't care what, why, the quality, whether it makes sense, where it is chronologically in the...
I'm pissed at my brother for being such inconsiderate all this time and then claiming he didn't realize he was causing me an inconvenience (and...
~1000 words today. Good enough for me. I'm not going to make 50k, probably. But I do want to get something done at least.
As others have suggested, this depends on the place and time. The Emperor of 19th century China will be addressed differently than the Emperor of...
I do, to a certain extent, if what you mean is "consider how their ethnicity/social background might effect their character." But perhaps, as I...
Part of the OP's observations may simply be caused by the fact that, say, a black author grew up knowing more about his black family, black...
The two aren't mutually exclusive. However, I do somewhat lean more towards character-driver stories. Perhaps because I find most plots boring...
This happened particularly in my early writing, and in my case, I think it was indicative of how much said character didn't matter in the story...
I might consider it, depending on how busy I am and/or whether I think I have an idea worth spending time and effort on.
Halo I did play somewhat, but I didn't think the story was really that great - as you said, maybe the novels deal with it better. I've never...
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