There's nothing specifically wrong with it, I don't think, it's more like the danger of basing a character on someone you know might cause...
Forever and a half. God knows that's how long it feels :p With any luck I'll be done with it within the year, though I can probably do it faster...
I try to do what you do and write as much as I can muster a day, even if it's a paltry amount. Usually I end up completely throwing out everything...
I've always hated anyone named Andrew. Kidding. It might be tough to come up with a name that screams bully for everybody, if only because people...
Can you possibly give an example? Some names might indeed sound harsh and have stereotypes attached to them to different ethnic groups. If you're...
There could be so many ideas for this I'm not sure if this will fit into the context of the story you're planning, but whatevs. Maybe the hero...
Well, to make melee feasible you'll simply have to come up with some way to make ranged weapons unfeasible. Perhaps the environment interferes, or...
Happens sometimes. I read that Captain Ahab from Moby Dick was originally supposed to be a secondary character, but he stole the show so bad that...
You can always google most popular Arabic names or something. If you're writing for a primarily English-speaking (or really, any primarily...
Perhaps touch upon it, leave it as implied without going into details, or imply that the characters aren't entirely remorseless and perhaps don't...
For me it's generally 2000+, I don't think I've gone over 5000... yet.
Some characters' faces just pop into my head, most of the rest tend to have blurry images for heads.
I usually include physical descriptions of any sort only if they're in some way significant to the story. Say if character A needs to pick up...
Sure, that's why the editing and feedback one gets from a traditional publisher is the most enticing thing for me. The marketing would be too, but...
Sometimes this happens a day after I write something...
Separate names with a comma.