I can't write a female main character, especially not in the first-person. I think I do this because of my sensibilities towards feminism in...
Ah! I actually completely thought of some new twists to the set-up that will help show Jason's tortured decision. Janet is a single mother....
Good points. I'm going to add in these details: 1) Jason's being groomed by The Mayor to take over the family business one day, as it were,...
Okay. I would suggest a few things. 1) Watch a mob film like The Sopranos or The Godfather. But keep an eye out on how the power structure within...
The key to this, I think: 1) The reader needs to know a little bit why the character is a jerk. The main character in High Fidelity is a selfish...
Hello there. I'm working on a story about a blue-collar town outside of Philadelphia in 1992, and the town's most prominent family. MAYOR JOSEPH...
If you want to write about a world where people can't leave where they live without permission, check out as much as you can about life behind The...
Hello! New poster here. I have a question. I have an idea for a story. It involves a powerful Irish-Catholic family -- the powerful Mayor and...
I'm also bi-polar. The week when the clocks are set back are the worst. I don't cycle so bad -- I think I'd describe myself as more hypomanic...
Hi there! I stumbled on this forum and decided to join because it looks like it could really help me with my story idea. I posted it in the...
Hi there. This is my first post here. I've been searching for a site like this for a while. I'm a writer of sorts and am working out the ideas of...
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