What about a family estrangement/lingering illness? While grief would be present there'd also be other feelings involved that may override the...
It depends how much travelling your characters do as to how much geography you'll need to know. If they're staying in a small village to the north...
I tried using character sheets but they don't seem to work as well for fantasy, I've never written anything in which the character's star...
If I outline the story feels contrived, if I don't I get part-way through and get distracted by something sparkly. For the story I'm working on at...
I write fantasy so for the world I'm currently working on I started with a race and I'm in the process of fleshing them out and figuring out their...
To pick up where someone left off when they mentioned the Romans, my understanding of the Roman view of homosexuality was that they didn't really...
In the old days we had etiquette, these days we have political correctness. I disagree with rewriting books to make them fit in with the standards...
I get an idea for a scene and the characters then take up residence in my head for a while. I then write random extracts till I get something that...
From Pratchett: all members of the Night Watch in Guards! Guards!, Lord Vetinari, Rincewind and Death. Boromir, Faramir, Aragorn, Merry and Pippin...
I'll highlight and make notes on e-books, like if they reference another book and I think I'll want to read it I'll highlight it but I never do it...
Another factor might be how long your story is. In a shorter novel you aren't going to be able to develop a lot of characters to the same degree...
I think as long as you get the core tenets of the faith right then most people are willing to give you some leeway and be accepting of the fact it...
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