I didn't really have anyone who would care that I wrote a first draft of a novel. The first time I finished a first draft, I just tucked it away...
I used to fill out character sheets, but quickly determined this was too cumbersome and a waste of time for me. I usually just throw them into the...
I find conversations about naming chapters, or otherwise indicating something about them with text to be highly interesting because the thought...
I make sure that both ideas serve the story instead of my personal interests and, if so, then I write both like everyone said. I have had...
I'm with the folks who can write no matter what the mindset or mood, mostly because I make myself do it anyway. If I had to get into some specific...
I've recently decided to make a go of the full-time fiction writer thing. I still do the bare minimum of my freelance writing work so my kids...
Drawing each scene seems a bit like a waste of time to me, but I'm not graphically artistic at all. People note scenes on index cards and lay them...
The question that popped into my mind was, "What is her overall story goal?" It can't be just to find food. I would hint at it somehow, through...
I think the only thing characters have to be are real people. Sometimes they're feminist paragons and sometimes they're not. Just write what makes...
I'm with minstrel on this one: "Does it matter what you call it? Just write it!" I can't think of a reason why you would have to give it a label.
I tend to drift in and out of forums, which puts me in a semi-permanent position of 'new.' I share things when I feel like I have something to say...
I read every single day whether I am writing or not. I do not believe that I have ever been influenced by another writer's voice. Well, perhaps...
Hello there, from another writer rather new to these boards.
I think a lot of the start-then-stop problem stems from fear. For me, it was fear that I just wasn't good enough. It has taken me a long time to...
I believe you need some innate talent to be exceptional, but that anyone can learn to be decent.
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