Thanks for the feedback! I watched every episode of Lost, but that was not my motivation (at least not consciously). My flashbacks do support what...
My book is about a singer/songwriter who wins a Grammy and plays a Taylor guitar. Is it okay for me to reference these by their brand name? I...
Thanks Islander, that helps! He does have blond hair. And he's a good cook...Not exactly what you'd expect from a musician who shoots heroin and...
I've been dealing with something similar, but what I've learned is that ALL characters are cliché to some extent. They become a cliché because we...
The format for my new manuscript is different than anything I have tried before. At the beginning we are in the present, at the start of what will...
This is excellent advice, thank you for posting it! I do the same thing with the rough draft - I get it all down and then go back to fine tune the...
Good point, Elgaisma...things become cliches and stereotypes because there is some truth to them!
I didn't get the sybolism, either, and I think it's a great name. It also sounds like a solid story, and one I would love to read! As for the...
Thanks for all the helpful comments! I read somewhere online that we all categorize people into stereotypes, whether in real life or when we read...
I'm afraid one of my main characters may be stereotype :( Is this ever okay? First, some background...my protagonist ends up being a famous...
Thank you for the responses. I think I sometimes get so caught up in the "rules" that it impedes the creative process. A good friend once told me...
I know that flashbacks are mostly taboo in fiction. They should be used sparingly and only if they drive the plot, not as an information dump or...
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