I think it's all about what you can handle without letting the story get away from you. Think of the likes of George RR Martin or Ken Follet. Both...
I write because I enjoy it. Getting published is an eventual goal and I will feel accomplished if I get that far. I'm not striving for a...
Bumping this thread because, after two years, I'm deciding to revisit this idea. I'm still very much interested in family sagas but since I found...
That's what I'm scared of. I may have to scrap it and start fresh. I have many other ideas for a possible--hopefully one day--novel. So I may have...
That could definitely be one of the problems. It's set in the 1870s, so there was a lot of research to be done. I spent lots of time fleshing out...
I struggled for almost two years to get out a suitable plot that I felt comfortable with pursuing. Over the course of the time that I was trying...
Marguerite... or some spin on that name sounds suitable. Illythia, or Serena Just a few names off the top of my head. Names in books really need...
I had a character--a socialite--that would finger and fidget with a diamond bracelet whenever she was uncomfortable of angry or nervous. But I...
PLOT! I get great ideas for characters, setting, all that jazz. Yet, I can never figure out why, exactly, I've created what I have. Where is my...
Exactly! Writing in history provides such an escape. It's so fun to discover new things about different time-periods. It's all just so fun!
Thank you both, those are things I'll have to keep in mind. I'm anxious to write but I can't do that without a plot, so I'm just going to sit...
I know that every write experiences writer's block at one time or another, but my condition seems to only become progressively worse. I plan on...
Do you guys like writing historical fiction? It's my favorite genre! I read it, and am currently attempting to write and Epic Historical Fiction...
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