I've got to agree with Banzai; I don't really find King scary, though the movie version of IT was creepy. I guess the closest I've come to being...
I don't know, I think my biggest issue with present tense is that I'm not used to it. Most books are written in past tense, so present tense...
I find that some of the best books I read deal with the subject of guilt and redemption. I'm still of the archaic belief that all good characters...
I definitely outline and plan. I used to just write creatively, but I found the plot would wander here and there, stop to smell the roses, and...
Ok, I had to laugh at this; too funny. On a serious note, the whole 'can't show emotion', 'got to be the world savior' stereotype is completely...
Technically, I guess Asimov is considered hard SF, but I never thought of him as such. Kim Stanley Robinson, Ben Bova, Greg Bear, some C.J....
Man, I can just imagine how that feels. Halfway through the story and the drive just dies. Well, do you have your complete plot-line down and...
For the classics, definitely Wuthering Heights. The characters, especially Catherine, were over the top. In fact, the only Bronte book I could get...
If it's character I'm going to use in a story, I always write a bio, but I don't limit it to a certain number of pages. The usual things I keep...
Have you thought of maybe getting an MP3 recorder instead and actually recording your thoughts? This may be completely wrong, but maybe you're...
Just a thought: maybe you don't find Reo funny because you're overstating his humor? I haven't read your work, so I can't say, but sometimes...
I generally don't edit until I'm done. I turn off the spell checker and just plow through. As someone said, what if you spend all the time...
Hi, Hollis - I've also found that critiquing other people's work encourages me in my own writing. Especially when I'm dissecting a work and...
Thanks for welcome, everyone! :D
Hi guys, I'm terrible at introductions, but here it goes: I'm an expatriate currently living in Jordan and decided to join these boards to discuss...
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