I like to give my characters names that say something about them. For example, I have Adharan, who is a druid. His name is from the Gaelic for...
I've got the opposite problem. I usually write to a 10-15k word count with no problem, I'm concise with words and I stick to the plot. ( Unless...
It's a bit pernickety; I would use whatever felt right at the time, although X said is more common for me. But it's nice to know editors are...
try music in another language ;) I have lots of fitting music in Faroese, Finnish, Russian, Gaelic, Dutch, Czech, Danish, and Norwegian. I don't...
These are quite interesting issues for a character to come up against, and this is your conflict for the story. There are two things you need to...
I might allow myself a few minutes' sulk when something I wrote that I loved gets pulled apart by people, but it doesn't last. As for other...
Let me get this straight. You're planning to learn how to make crayons from people's bones so that when you get nicked and sent down for it, you...
I'd rather have a crayon than a spoon, but I might not get one in case I eat it. A whole pack of crayons would be awesome, as then I could write...
I think it depends on the book. Rosemary Sutcliff used chapter titles and I like them, and Inkheart has some wonderful quotes at the start of each...
try: 'are you really just going to leave your underpants there ??' >:D
I have no idea why I write, actually. I used to write to amuse my little sister, then wrote nothing for 10 years after she grew out of my little...
Hmm...character sheets. Never used one. Usually my characters come along the same time as the story, since there's little point having one without...
Yes, by all means have a file full of pics of things to help you remember what they look like. I do ! ( I can draw, so it's all my own work anyway...
Separate names with a comma.
