I view worldbuilding in the same manner that I view the foundation of a house: necessary for structural integrity, but relatively unseen to the...
I know this thread is a bit older, but since I have personal experience with this, I figured I would chime in. I was a monoglot my entire life....
My biggest gripe with ASOIAF is the fact that George RR Martin clearly has done little to no planning for the plot. The series started out with...
Precisely. It would, in my opinion, take far more skill to craft an interesting, engaging story when you know who the villain is the entire time....
This, a million times this. I get so sick and tired of the heavy-handed, drawn out, overly detailed exposition that so many authors bother with....
Aye, Caracas would make everyone think your book was set in Venezuela. That's probably not what you have in mind.
The problem is there is no actual source of money, anywhere. If everyone is busy killing each other, who's making products, purchasing said...
Poverty or the lack of money or severe debt etc. lend themselves to conflict by their very nature. When you're in that sort of situation, even the...
Game of Thrones is probably the biggest offender, IMO. I read through the entire series purely because I was on a 2 week long camping trip where...
I personally have no issues with authors introducing a lot of characters at the beginning of a story, as long as there is not the expectation that...
I seem to hover around 110,000 words. Does a longer story mean a better story as there will be more room for things to happen? A longer story...
I completely agree with this. Oftentimes, you do no good by continually slaving away on a specific section or chapter. More often than not, a...
What compells you to write? From a young age I have had an inexplicable urge to tell stories. Writing is simply my preferred method. Why do you...
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