Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series: In the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbour and The Secret Place. They're amazing....
I've done a bit of paid editing work before, and there's no way in hell I'd make drastic changes or suggest them by being sarcastic or cruel....
It's a mixed blessing, really. The only critique they'd be likely to offer is "Yay" "Yuck" or "Meh" (and it's almost a sure bet I'd get the latter!)
Good to hear - you'd probably have a rougher time trying to pitch a movie with stereotypes in it than a novel with stereotypes in it. The film...
Yes, I used to run a book blog and got quite a few free books from the author, in exchange for a fair review. It's... interesting. You have (I...
I can't get my family to read my work. God knows I've tried - they outright refuse!
This, this, this. Writing fanfiction for four years, and receiving regular feedback on it, taught me more practical writing skills than my degree...
Yeah, I think the key here is not to describe a character without context, as if she's a photograph or standing on a podium, but to show that...
These characters do sound like stereotypes to me. I'm not sure the extent to which they're harmful, but I feel as if quite a few people would...
Oh, dear God. It's like she's actively trying to sabotage your work. That's practically Chapter One of Things To Never Do When Writing Fiction.
(Hi, I'm new...) I don't think there's any easy way to do it. You just do it. It usually hurts, and you crawl away and lick your wounds for a...
Hi, I'm Edhla - invited here by doggiedude. Um... hi. *Stands awkwardly sucking on a strand of hair*. Sorry, I'm rubbish at introductions....
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