Depending on the tone of the piece, I would say. I have done both. I tend to lean towards first names when I want the reader to relate to the...
The key is to keep the reader interested, and there are a million ways to do that. Frankly I think anytime someone can try something new that is...
The idea of a deeper motivation is a good instinct. I'd add that whatever it is could be revealed only at the end. Like perhaps the last moment he...
I have based characters on aspects of people I know. And in the most extreme, I have based the outwards mannerisms or style of a character off of...
It varies, but usually I do not have music or anything else on when i write. I don't need 100% silence, but music can be a distraction, as I get...
Your first mistake was to pay too much attention to your first chapter of your first draft. It can't feel right yet. And the more you read it, the...
I am of the belief that just about anything in any format can work, so long as the words themselves prove interesting, original, or in some way...
I hope there is no hazing involved. I am Ty. I have already hear welcomes from a few of you, for which I thank you all. But I just now got...
Separate names with a comma.