let's not dilute this with colorful words. Okay, maybe that wasn't the best way to put it. Let's not get into tiffs about metaphoric painting....
I was hoping someone would mention familiars. I'm only recently growing more- familiar (forgive, me, that was cheesy, I know)- with them, and they...
the way I experience it is almost compulsive. I'm really excited about whatever it is, and it's impossible to go to sleep until I have it down,...
Something just occurred to me. Aside from doing irrelevant, realistic hardships, it is also possible (and fun) to create small hardships that seem...
Yes, but that makes you a reader. Think of the thousands, or even millions of people who, in general, despise reading anything heavier than a...
I'm writing a fantasy series, and I'm not incredibly familiar with titles. I understand feudalism, but I'm not quite sure about the rulers'...
I disagree with the point that a character only exists to serve a purpose. No matter how ingenious the plot may be, it should not be the only...
I like to use small, realistic hardships in my stories. If nothing else, it adds a little comedy to fantasy plot. For instance, a generic...
For a mystery, I'd imagine the process couldn't be identical to the process for other genre of writings, because you have to work backwards a lot....
Now that other people have established some other methods, I realize that I'm not quite as lazy as I thought I was. Tolkien's method of creating...
I know that I am at least close to being good. I am certain that what I have done in general is good, but I need to actually finish a story in...
I agree. I get momentum as I go along, but when I hit a bump, roadblock, or detour of any kind, it's hard to watch. but at the same time, I...
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