I like to take advantage of chapter breaks to create suspense, i.e., break when something bad is about to happen or a critical decision is about...
That sums up my feelings on the issue. And honestly, not all YA is crap...The Hunger Games has lots of female readers, which suggests that...
I meant to add that among those who did read, I found it was pretty much equally male and female students, and that they read a variety of things...
I read a lot of fantasy, so I don't expect "realism." In fact, some of the fantasy stories I like are dreamlike in quality, and I appreciate the...
No, I've never stopped writing because of anything like that. I do have trouble putting in the details, though...if it's something really bad,...
^ You are right, it is kind of odd, and probably not the best way to go about it. What happened was that I finished the draft of book 1 and was...
Not where I grew up. I'll say that most of those I knew in school (male and female) did not read a lot. Those who did read, of either gender,...
Do you ever write poetry? If not, I'd suggest reading some poetry and learning about the different meters before you start writing...maybe learn...
That would be great. Should I PM you an e-mail address?
Thanks to all of you for your replies! This is encouraging. Elgaisma, I think I work much the same way you do. My current plan, now, is to set...
About 6000 words. 5000 is usually the maximum I can write in a day before my work starts to get lousy, so I make myself quit at that point.
Your list sounds pretty good to me, especially taking the time to read lots of books (this is something I often miss when I'm working, as writing...
With the work that was to be Book 1 in the series, the whole draft just felt flat for some reason. I think it was because I split up the...
Well, I finally finished the last draft of the second book in my series (while book 1 is not yet complete)...and just had a great idea about how I...
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