1. Sentence structure. I often fall into repetitive patterns. When I read over my work, I realize nearly every sentence for half a page begins...
well, why does he have to be repulsive? If you're making the main character disgusting for a REASON, like the point of your work is to show that...
Do I plan? In a word: yes. I brainstorm a lot, writing bulleted versions of plots. Once I choose one, I spend a loooooong time choosing names and...
My muses: music, postsecret, found magazine (google it,) the webcomic A Softer World All of those can get me in the mood to write. I go to them...
Oh boy. Honestly, my biggest problem in writing characters is keeping them from becoming another version of myself. Maybe it's because I often...
or you could just, you know, not use dialogue tags.... I try to avoid them. I find that they clutter the story and often seriously diminish the...
I hate to say it, but this sounds a little like the lord of the Rings.... good luck, anyway...
whenever I find myself in a clutter, I take a few hours to sort through everything in the piles to consolidate everything. Any notes that are...
I for one am in favor of character-driven stories. I think most people think that a good book is all abut a good storyline, but I think truly...
I have to respectfully disagree with Mammamaia here, when she says: "Third person past tense is most commonly used in fiction because it works...
character sheets are nothing more than ways to organize information about characters. There's nothing magical about them. They just ask basic...
Usually when I write, stuff will just come to me. If I'm stuck, there are a lot of things I'll do: 1. Listen to music or 2. Go for a walk 3....
@ Vinneram no problem!
This may be a strange question, but did you plot your novel beforehand? I know a lot of people hate plotting, but it's the only thing that...
I respectfully disagree. The Catcher in the Rye: G*d D*mn = 5 times Goddam = 89 times F*ck = 6 times D*mn = 39 times *ss = 6...
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