I think it crucial to get someone outside my genre to review what I write. I like to write science fiction stories. Now, no one in my local...
For each supernatural power you give a character, you should also assign him a defect. The most powerful stories come from the most vulnerable who...
An officer coming out of an ROTC program in college or one of the armed forces universities is committed to 6 years. But you might want the kid to...
Romance is the great barrier to most... including me. I stear clear or just keep a low tension alive.
My opinion is free and worth every cent. I'd use common slang but find ways to minimize the most offensive words. Remember, they are all in the...
When I don't want to write, I do other related things. I come here and do reviews. That helps the author, but it helps me more. I'll do character...
My first novel had this as one of its major components. In it, I had a virus attack the plant telomere nucleotides. That genetic sequence is the...
But there is so much to like about Nucky. You like him almost from the very beginning. He has several redeeming qualities. He's the ultimate nasty...
If you are worried about the Cain and Able reference, spell it differently. Call him Kane or Kayne. I too have problems naming characters. Perhaps...
Does anyone do character sketches before they start their story or novel? I've started doing this recently and I've found it incredibly valuable....
Permit me to show from my own writing: This is telling:
I'm working on a rape scene in my current project. I really don't want to get into too much detail but there are many things going on in a rape....
Why Do You Write? What compells you to write? Is that what's pushing me? A compulsion? Naw. Nothing pushes me. It's just who I am right now....
Yup. It happens all the time. I wish I could go back and rewrite EVERYTHING. But you know what? Every once in a while, I'll pull out something...
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