No matter how you write it your reader isn't going to 'hear' the same thing you do. It's impossible. At this point you seem to be trying to figure...
Don't waste words trying to tell your reader what a warm guy the character is, have him do something that expresses that warmth. Your reader is...
It's been a looong time since I visited this site. Just thought I'd poke my head in and see if anyone's rearranged the furniture. I sure don't...
Just having an element of science in a story does not make the book science fiction any more than Paul's love for Chani makes Dune a romance. The...
'Salems Lot by Stephen King, and They Thirst (if you can find a copy) by Robert R. McCammon. And I'm kinda partial to my own book.
In my novel there are two story lines set 160 years apart with one common character tying them together. I alternate between the stories at...
I suppose if you have nothing worthwhile to say, you may as well say it in a clumsey, convoluted way. It's actually a technique called...
You are doing fine. I started a new novel (my second) at about the same time as you and am at 77K, but I have more time than you do to work on...
Most of what has been written here deals with inspiration rather than creativity. Creativity is the ability -- inate or learned -- to form unique...
A creative writing course should teach how to bring style, theme, pacing, and execution together to build a strong story. It should not be the...
In my opinion, whatever a character goes through, bad or good, is totally a product of the story. I can't imagine thinking, "What can I do to...
Having a big, pardigm busting twist in a story is a good thing. But, if you intentionally lie to your readers to set-up the twist they will...
The name of your character can be whatever you want, as long as you have a reason for giving him that name. Simply the name 'Hans' standing by...
I did a Google search for "History of the KGB" and "The KGB during WWII". Those retrieved a bunch of websites about the evolution of the...
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