Ah, I understand now, thanks. (:
You've got her issues, it seems (poor thing, she seems to have a few). Remember that someone's character isn't all about flaws and struggles and...
I don't understand the issue. Why is it hard to write a so-called "black person"? Or an "Indian person"? Or a "white person"? Or a person of a...
I think some people recognise they're bad. I personally see no problem with that. Think about it- humans aren't robots, if someone wanted to they...
I don't quite understand...you seem to have quite a clinical approach to writing. Think, if every person in the world read a How to Write book,...
Remember that publsihers don't mind being proved wrong. Just because one plot has been done before, it doesn't mean that each and every publisher...
I used to think I could write without planning. I'd start, pen in hand, get a good ten chapters in and then get hopelessly lost. Yes. I plan....
I get it. I suppose one thing about writing is that you can't believe that you'll be the only exception to the rul, you've got to write knowng...
I'm going to have to agree with you. It should be a constant part of the story- perhaps you don't need to go into it properly immediately, but as...
Making them real doesn't have to be a go-down-to-the-holy-river-and-splash-water-over-your-manuscript-whilst-warbling thing, neither does it have...
I think the problem is your example. "John didn't want to get his groceries because it was raining." Does that even need showing? To be honest,...
Start reading happy books! Or at least books that make you feel all tingly and happy inside after reading them. Watch movies, do things that are...
I'm echoing the majority here: Write! Plots are done over and over- it doesn't stop readers from searching for books that have similar plot...
To be honest, it being your story and quite a large decision to make, I think it should be you coming up with the final idea. Give it a bit more...
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