I like idea no. 2, if it's well written it's unlikely to be cheesy. I'm not a fan of prologues, they usually put me off reading the first...
Do you mean 'arse' and no, I can't make pies - decent or otherwise :)
Ahh, nanowrimo. I'm not taking part in that. I'm already some way into my novel but just the thought of it is keeping my motivation going. I...
Wow, 20 hours! What straight, in the same day? A lion? Are you serious? has it been in the news?
I agree with Keven, Read, read, read and just write, write, write. I came to writing my novel quite late (38) and after sitting on my novel idea...
I don't 'toil', I get myself in the mind of the POV character for each scene and just write. I find it helpful to fully picture the scene as a...
That doesn't sound so bad but when a new chapter starts with 'I' and no indicators at all, it's not so easy, especially when they are all on some...
I wasn't actually saying they shouldn't use use first person for whatever reason. I was actually asking a question in the hope of enlightenment....
I am currently reading a sci-fi novel (first in a series) that is written in first person throughout. It's a fairly interesting storyline so...
As someone advised earlier, definitely forget quality. Just write the story. I like to set a timer for a minute or two and just sit and advance...
I've made better progress this month than last and I am up to scene 9. That brings it up to about 13% complete for the first draft. Sometimes...
I have used paragraphplanet.com I think it's great for writing practice and I submitted my 75 word paragraph of my novel in June.
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